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Coffey v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 10, 1949No. Record No. 3429PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, C. J.

About 8 p. m., on August 9, 1947, Mrs. Frank Floyd, with her sixteen-year old daughter, Libby, were walking from their home to Pentecostal Church, near Mountain View schoolhouse, in Rockbridge county. Just before they reached the church, and while they were walking on the *632left-hand side of the hard-surfaced road, a car going in the opposite direction, swerved to its right, struck and killed Mrs. Floyd. The driver of the car faded to stop and continued up the road. Edwell D. Coffey was accused of driving the car, indicted for involuntary manslaughter, convicted and sentenced to three years in…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Washington & Old Dominion Railway v. Ward's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
  2. Oates v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1916
  3. Washington-Virginia Railway Co. v. DeahlSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
  4. Albert v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1943
  5. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Saunders v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
  2. Boykins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
  3. McLane v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1960
  4. Asbury v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
  5. Lewis v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970

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