Legal Opinion

Watford v. Morse

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 6, 1961No. Record 5195PublishedCited by 19 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtI’Anson, J.

The plaintiff, Sadie Rae Morse, was injured while a passenger in an automobile which was struck from the rear by an automobile operated by the defendant, Irene Watford, and on a jury trial she recovered a verdict. The trial court entered judgment on the verdict, and the defendant has appealed.

In seeking a reversal of the judgment the defendant relies on the refusal of the trial court to grant her instruction “F”, and its granting of plaintiff’s instruction No. 6.

The accident occurred on March 27, 1959, at 7:30 P.M., on West Queen street near its intersection with Court street, in the city of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Safety Motor Transit Corp. v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1933
  2. Stephenson v. WallisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1957
  3. Virginia Railway & Power Co. v. HubbardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1917
  4. Kennedy v. New England BakerySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1953

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Landman v. RoysterDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1973
  2. Morrill v. RountreeOregon Supreme Court · 1965
  3. El-Meswari v. Washington Gas Light Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
  4. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. FutrellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968
  5. Garnot v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990

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