Burks v. Webb, Administratrix
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, C. J.
This is an action for the wrongful death of James Edward Webb, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of Gerald Darwin Burks, a 19 year old young man, that resulted in a verdict and judgment of $12,500 in favor of Annabelle Webb, decedent’s widow and administratrix of his estate. Buries appeals.
The parties will be hereinafter designated plaintiff and defendant, according to the positions they occupied in the trial court.
Defendant’s various contentions present the following questions: (1) Was plaintiff’s decedent guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law? (2) Did the court…
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