Grubb Motor Lines, Inc. v. Woodson

DOBIE, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff below, Mamie Woodson, filed her complaint against the defendants,, Grubb Motor Lines, Incorporated, and Floyd Shoaf, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, alleging, in substance, that on August 24, 1947, the defendants negligently drove a motor vehicle against her. The defendants’ answer denied that they were negligent and asserted contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff as an additional defense. The case was tried before a jury .and a verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $10,000.00.

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