Legal Opinion
Burton v. Oldfield
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 25, 1954No. Record 4162PublishedCited by 23 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, J.
This case, here for the second time, arises out of an automobile collision which occurred on December 10, 1950, between 1:30 and 2:00 a. m., in Princess Anne county on Route 58, running approximately east and west between Norfolk and Virginia Beach. At the point of the collision the highway is straight for more than a mile and the main road is divided into two traffic lanes, each 24 feet wide, separated by a grass plot. Beyond the shoulder on either side of the main highway is a paved parallel service road.
While a disabled 1940 Ford sedan was being pushed westwardly along the main highway by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Crouse v. PughSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
- Wise Terminal Co. v. McCormickSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
- Burton v. OldfieldSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
- Director General of Railroads v. GordonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
3Cited by23 opinions
- Stockton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
- Ruth C. Krizak and John M. Krizak v. W. C. Brooks & Sons, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Doan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
- Virginia v. FlintWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1957
- Sapp v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
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