Bentley v. Felts

445 S.E.2d 131 (1994)

Wanda Simons BENTLEY, et al.

v.

Bryan Edward FELTS.

Record No. 931063.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 10, 1994.

Robert I. Asbury, Marion, for appellants.

Thomas G. Hodges, Wytheville (Hodges & Campbell, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

WHITING, Justice.

This case involves an automobile accident that occurred after a car driven by Bryan Edward Felts failed to stop at a stop sign controlling an intersection. To avoid colliding with Felts's car in the intersection, Wanda Simons Bentley swerved her car and ran into a guard rail. The resulting impact severely injured…