Marshall v. Goughnour

John Thomas Long, an employee of the Virgina Department of Highways and Transportation, was performing his assigned duties when he was struck and fatally injured by an automobile operated by Ronald Irvin Goughnour. Long’s personal representative brought this wrongful death action for damages alleged to have been caused by Goughnour’s negligence.

A jury trial resulted in a verdict for the defendant. The trial court, overruling the plaintiff’s motion to set aside the verdict, entered final judgment for Goughnour. On appeal, the personal representative challenges the rulings of the trial court in…