Legal Opinion
Pack v. Doe
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 18, 1988No. Record 860646PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
The dispositive question in this wrongful death action is whether a plaintiff, whose decedent was guilty of contributory *325negligence as a matter of law, established entitlement to rely on the last clear chance doctrine as a basis for recovery against a negligent defendant.
On March 26, 1983, about 1:35 a.m., Anthony Mitchell Pack was lying motionless in the travel portion of Interstate 581 in Roanoke County. He was run over and killed by an unidentified tractor-trailer truck operated by an unknown person, who drove the vehicle from the scene after the accident without stopping.
In March 1985,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hutcheson v. MisenheimerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Anderson v. PayneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
- Greear v. Noland CompanySupreme Court of Virginia · 1955
- Harris Motor Lines, Inc. v. GreenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
- Hardiman v. DysonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Michael Belton v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Williams v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998
- Westbrook v. Washington Gas & Light Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- John E. Jenkins v. North American Van Lines, Incorporated Charles E. GereCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Kenneth C. King, by His Guardian, Debra Ann King v. Aaron Smith Trucking Company, Incorporated William WellsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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