Legal Opinion
Scott v. Simms
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 10, 1949No. Record No. 3409PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
Alva Rose Simms, a girl about nine years old, was killed following a collision between a truck driven by John W. Scott, Jr., and owned by his father, and a Ford automobile driven by Carroll Brown, which occurred behind a Buick automobile alleged to have been illegally parked by its driver, William Francis Hudson.
Her administrator sued the Scotts, Brown and Hudson, alleging that the death of the child was caused by their concurring negligence. The jury returned a verdict against all three defendants. The court entered judgment thereon against the Scotts and Brown, but set aside the verdict…
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