Legal Opinion

Galbraith v. Fleming

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided February 26, 1993No. Record 920642PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stephenson

The two issues in this appeal are whether the trial court erred in (1) admitting into evidence a diagram contained in an official police report, and (2) instructing the jury on the theory of unavoidable accident.

Jeannette Anne Galbraith sued Jeffrey Fred Fleming and his employer, Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc., to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained in a collision between the car she was driving and Fleming’s vehicle. Galbraith claims that her injuries were proximately caused by Fleming’s negligence. Fleming denies the claim and alleges that Galbraith was guilty of contributory…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Mawyer v. ThomasSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
  2. Marshall v. GoughnourSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
  3. Bickley v. FarmerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  4. Lee v. ArtisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
  5. Oliphant v. SnyderSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Reinhart v. YoungTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Acuar v. LetourneauSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
  3. Cherry v. D.S. Nash Construction Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1996
  4. Staton v. KingNorfolk County Circuit Court · 2003
  5. Reinhart v. YoungTexas Supreme Court · 1995

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