Legal Opinion
Miller v. Vaughan Motor Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 6, 1967No. Record 6334PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The only question on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in reducing to $6,500 a verdict for $12,500 rendered by a jury in favor of the plaintiff in a personal injury action.
On May 31, 1963, about 10:30 a.m., the plaintiff, W. Regnier Miller, was entering the warehouse of the defendant, Vaughan Motor Company, Incorporated, in Lynchburg, to make a purchase. As he ascended the steps to enter the door, he was struck on the back or side of his head by the end of a ladder which extended beyond the end of defendant’s truck as it was being backed across the sidewalk toward the door the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Edmiston v. KupsenelSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- National Fruit Product Co. v. WagnerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
- Davenport v. AldrichSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- Hardy v. GreeneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Boyd v. BulalaDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1986
- Raisovich v. GiddingsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
- National Cab Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968
- Fowlkes v. Towers Associates, L.P.Norfolk County Circuit Court · 1995
- Garrick v. KellyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1986
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