Legal Opinion
Beale v. Jones
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 19, 1970No. Record 7051PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarman, J.
Elsie Jones, the appellee, instituted this action by motion for judgment against Harlan Lee Stecker and Jerry Wayne Beale, the appellant, to recover damages for personal injuries. A jury trial resulted in a joint verdict against Stecker and Beale in the amount of $10,500. The trial court approved the verdict and entered judgment.
The judgment has become final as to Stecker. We awarded a writ of error to review the judgment as to Beale.
The only question before us is whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain the jury’s finding that Beale’s negligence caused or contributed to cause the…
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