Colonial Motor Freight Line, Inc. v. Nance

Kathleen L. Nance recovered a judgment against Colonial Motor Freight Line, Inc. and Glosson Motor Lines, Inc. for damages sustained by her in an automobile accident. A writ of error was granted the appellant companies limited to a consideration of whether their negligence, or that of either, was causally related to the accident.

The accident occurred on March 11, 1973, about 5:30 p. m. on U. S. Route 360 at a point approximately five miles west of Richmond. The highway consists of two eastbound and two westbound lanes divided by a median strip. There is also an additional eastbound lane which…