Legal Opinion
Hot Shot Express, Inc. v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 7, 2002No. Record 011952PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz
In this appeal, we consider various issues arising out of a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in a personal injury action.
BACKGROUND
On September 22, 1998, Thomas A. Bell was driving a tractor-trailer for Hot Shot Express, Inc. from Pennsylvania to Stuarts Draft, Virginia. Bell arrived in Stuarts Draft at approximately 9:00 p.m. Bell planned to drop the trailer at the intended delivery site on highway U.S. 340 and to return the next morning to complete the delivery. Bell was unfamiliar with Stuarts Draft and did not know the precise location of the delivery site.
As Bell turned the…
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