Legal Opinion
Drudge v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided May 1, 1950No. Record 3646PublishedCited by 3 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, C. J.
Bertha P. Drudge avers in her petition for this writ of error that the judgment of $2,500 she obtained against Eleanor B. Cooper and others is grossly inadequate, and prays that the verdict be set aside, the judgment reversed and the case remanded for trial on. one issue only—the quantum of damages.
Two issues were presented to the jury: (1) Whether the defendants were guilty of actionable negligence. (2) What damages, if any, the plaintiff was entitled to recover.
Plaintiff’s testimony tends to establish that on August 15, 1948, she and her two children, Richard H. Perkins, Jr., Shirley Ann…
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