Legal Opinion
Virginia Transit Co. v. Durham
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided May 1, 1950No. Record 3601PublishedCited by 14 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
Doris Durham obtained a verdict against the Virginia Transit Company for damages sustained when struck by one of its busses. From a judgment in accordance with that verdict, this writ of error was obtained. The litigants will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, the positions occupied by them in the trial court.
The accident happened on Saturday, June 5, 1948, about 3:00 o’clock p. m., on Grace Street in the city of Richmond. That street extends in an easterly and westerly direction and is what is commonly called a “one-way street.” Vehicular traffic moves thereon only in a westerly…
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