Legal Opinion

Vaughan v. Johnson and Miller

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided December 2, 1974No. Record 730909PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

This case grows out of an accident involving a motorcycle operated by Carlton W. Vaughan, an automobile operated by Kenneth Mark Johnson and another motorcycle operated by Franklin Darrell Miller. Vaughan brought an action for personal injuries allegedly sustained as a result of the concurring negligence of Johnson and Miller. At the conclusion of Vaughan’s case the trial court sustained Johnson’s motion to strike the evidence on the ground that it showed no negligence on Johnson’s part and that it convicted Vaughan of contributory negligence. The trial court also sustained Miller’s motion to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Hyman v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966

3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Thrasher v. BurlageSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  3. Watson-Buisson v. DotsonDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2025

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