Legal Opinion
Smith v. Settle
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 12, 1997No. Record 961752PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE WHITING
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This appeal of consolidated personal injury cases raises issues involving a so-called high-low agreement, sovereign immunity, and rulings on jury instructions.
Kenneth J. Settle, Sr., was driving a car on State Route 1 in Prince William County when it was struck in the intersection of Route 1 and Fuller Road by an ambulance of the Dumfnes-Triangle Rescue Squad, Incorporated. The ambulance was being driven on Fuller Road by rescue squad member Robert L. Smith, Jr., with its siren and red lights in operation. At that time, the traffic…
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- Boggs v. DuncanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
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