Clifton v. Gregory

Wilson Gregory (plaintiff or Gregory) was awarded judgment by the trial court upon a jury verdict for $15,000 against Jack E. Clifton (defendant or Clifton) for injuries suffered by Gregory as the result of an automobile crash in the City of Virginia Beach. We granted a writ of error.

Two questions must be considered. A threshold question is presented by the action of the trial court in awarding summary judgment on Clifton’s answers to a request for admissions and interrogatories filed by Gregory. If we determine that the trial court erred in this regard, we must then determine whether the…