Legal Opinion
Rawle v. McIlhenny
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 15, 1934PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEpes, J.
This is an action, instituted by notice of motion for judgment, brought by Anita McIlhenny against Erastus C. Rawle, to recover damages for injuries to her person and property received on February 5, 1933, in an automobile collision, which she alleges was caused by the negligence of the driver of an automobile owned and operated by Rawle, while acting within the scope of his employment.
At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence in chief, Rawle moved the court to strike out all the evidence on the ground that it showed that the plaintiff’s driver was guilty of negligence, chargeable to the…
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