Legal Opinion
Austin v. Jewell
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 10, 1986No. Record 831057PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
In this suit growing out of a three-car accident, the trial court entered summary judgment for the defendant on the morning of trial before the plaintiff introduced any evidence. Assuming, as the trial court concluded, that the rule in Massie v. Firmstone, 134 Va. 450, 114 S.E. 652 (1922), applies to a plaintiffs answers to interrogatories, we must decide whether the answers of the plaintiff in this case fall within the compass of that rule.
On March 27, 1978, Nancy Austin filed a motion for judgment against Martin R. Jewell and Roy E. Flick, claiming damages for personal injuries she…
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- Baines v. Parker and GladdingSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
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