Legal Opinion
Hancock-Underwood v. Knight
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 16, 2009No. Record 080425PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.
In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on "unavoidable accident" and "sudden emergency." For the reasons stated below, we will affirm the judgment of the trial court.
I. Facts and Proceedings Below
On May 21, 2005, an automobile accident occurred on Route 130 in Amherst County involving vehicles driven by Richard I. Knight ("Knight") and Melvin Ray Hancock ("Hancock"). Hancock was driving with his wife, Rhonda Hancock ("Rhonda" or "Administrator"), and his son, Charles Hancock ("Charles"), traveling west on…
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