Legal Opinion
City Cabs, Inc. v. Griffith
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 20, 1953No. Record 4041PublishedCited by 3 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The sole question presented by this case is whether the trial court was correct in setting aside the verdict in favor of City *819Cabs, Incorporated on the ground that the plaintiff’s driver was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.
The accident, which gave rise to this action for property damage, occurred on Main street at its intersection with Broad and Bison streets in the city of' Danville on November 3, 1951, about 1:15 a.m., and involved a taxicab operated by Moses J. Phelps, the agent and servant of the plaintiff, and an automobile owned and operated by the defendant, Harold…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Yellow Cab Co. of Virginia, Inc. v. GulleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Penoso v. D. Pender Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1941
- Whichard v. NeeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
- Johnson v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1934
- Nicholson v. GarlandSupreme Court of Virginia · 1931
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Shelton v. DetamoreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
- Mario Pistolesi v. Joe Staton and Carrol Sue Dail LucasCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- City Cabs, Inc. v. GriffithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953