Cantrell v. Crews

This is the appeal of a judgment in a tort action for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident. The dispositive issue is whether the trial court erred in refusing to strike for cause a prospective juror.

In January 1995, appellee Deborah W. Crews was operating an automobile that was stopped on a street in the City of Lynchburg. Her vehicle was struck from the rear and she was injured as a result of the negligence of appellant Timothy L. Cantrell, who was operating a truck owned by his employer, appellant Winn-Dixie Raleigh, Inc. The plaintiff sustained a “soft tissue” injury that was…