Legal Opinion

Whitley v. Patterson

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 14, 1963No. Record 5518PublishedCited by 20 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, C. J.

This litigation arises out of a collision between an automobile driven by Cromer James Whitley and another by Clyde L. Patterson on the Military Highway in the city of Hampton. Whitley, sometimes hereinafter called the plaintiff, filed a motion for judgment against Patterson, sometimes hereinafter called the defendant, to recover damages for injuries sustained in the collision. There was a jury trial which resulted in a verdict and judgment for the defendant.

On appeal the plaintifF assigns as error the action of the lower court in, (1) not striking the defendant’s evidence or setting aside…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Crist v. Washington, Virginia and Maryland Coach Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1955
  2. Webb v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
  3. Bedget v. LewinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Frazier v. WeatherholtzCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
  2. Avocet Development Corp. v. McLean BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
  3. Bannon v. PfiffnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  4. Coppola v. Warden of Virginia State PenitentiarySupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
  5. Fred Tweety, Jr. v. J. P. Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982

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