Legal Opinion
Meade, Adm'r v. Meade, Adm'r
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 7, 1966No. Record 6111PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, C. J.
On November 16, 1963, at about 10:30 P. M., Bobby L. Meade, aged 17, was a guest passenger in a car driven by William Moses McCoy, aged 29. As the car was proceeding eastwardly along Alternate Route 58, between Norton and Coeburn in Wise county, it ran off the northern or left-hand side of the highway, plunged into a ravine, and was demolished. Both the driver McCoy and Meade the passenger were killed instantly. Another passenger, Frankie R. Large, aged 15, survived the crash. Meade’s administrator sued McCoy’s administrator for damages for Meade’s wrongful death, claiming that McCoy was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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