Lawson v. Doe

Code § 46.2-1111 provides that “[n]o vehicle shall carry any load extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fender or body.” * Violation of this section constitutes negligence. Atl. Greyhound Corp. v. Shelton, 184 Va. 684, 689-90, 36 S.E.2d 625, 627 (1946).

Adopting the foregoing proposition as his sole theory of recovery, the plaintiff, Charlie O. Lawson, administrator of the estate of his son, Marvin O. Lawson, filed a wrongful death action against the defendant, John Doe, an unknown motorist. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $90,000, plus medical expenses…