Cofield v. Nuckles

*195In my opinion, the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law for at least two reasons.

In the first place, the applicable statute provided that pedestrians “shall cross wherever possible only at intersections or marked crosswalks. Where any intersections of . . . streets contain no marked crosswalks pedestrians shall not be guilty of negligence as a matter of law for crossing at any such intersection or between intersections when crossing by the most direct route.” Former Code § 46.1-230(a) (1986 Repl. Vol.) (now § 46.2-923) (emphasis added).

In the present case, a…