Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Pyles
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 22, 2005No. Record 041892PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEENAN, Justice.
In this personal injury action arising out of a motor vehicle accident, we consider whether the circuit court erred in setting aside a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff on the ground that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.
The accident at issue occurred in June 2000, when Clarence W. Jenkins, Jr. was driving a pickup truck on State Route 259, a two-lane road, in Rockingham County. Daymion W. Pyles was driving a truck owned by his employer, Valley Implement Sales, Inc. (Valley), on the same road in the opposite direction. Pyles' truck…
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- Bowers v. SprouseSupreme Court of Virginia · 1997
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