Hye v. Riggins

CHRISTIE, judge.

On January 5, 1962, the plaintiff was operating an automobile on the Kirkwood Highway at or near its intersection with the Newport Gap Pike. The plaintiff was stopped in a line of traffic in compliance with a red traffic signal. An automobile operated by the defendant approached the same line of traffic and struck the vehicle immediately behind the plaintiffs automobile. The car behind the plaintiff was forced into the rear of the plaintiffs automobile. Plaintiff in this suit alleges personal injuries resulting from the accident.

The plaintiff did not complain of any personal…