Legal Opinion
Elswick v. Collins
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 13, 1952No. Record 3952Published
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court 1
194 Va. 292 (1952)
ANDERSON ELSWICK, AND ANOTHER
v.
EDWARD C. COLLINS.
Record No. 3952.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
October 13, 1952.
Pobst, Coleman & Rush, for the plaintiffs in error.
Combs, Combs & Street, for the defendant in error.
As I read this record White, the driver of plaintiff's car, clearly violated the law in passing on the right of the truck. His violation was negligence which contributed to the collision and a verdict for the plaintiff in spite of that negligence ought not to stand.
Present, Eggleston, Spratley, Buchanan, Miller, Smith and Whittle, JJ.
1. Contributory negligence of a…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Mandro v. VibbertCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Elswick v. CollinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
- Gary v. ArtistSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947