Legal Opinion
Wright v. Perry
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 12, 1936PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGregory, J.
*224This is an action brought by Joseph Wright, an infant, suing by his next friend, for injuries received by him as a result of a collision between an automobile driven by him and a truck driven by Joe E. Perry and owned by J. R. Wright and C. A. Wright. As a result of the collision Joseph Wright suffered the loss of an arm which had to be amputated just below the shoulder.
There were three trials of the case. The first trial resulted in a hung jury; the second trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $2,000, which the court set aside and awarded a new trial, and the third trial resulted…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Appalachian Power Co. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Clinchfield Coal Corp. v. Osborne's Admr.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1912
- City of Charlottesville v. JonesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. NickelSupreme Court of Virginia · 1931
3Cited by5 opinions
- Yeary v. HolbrookSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Cooke v. GriggsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1945
- Horace M. Simpson v. Lambert Brothers Division-- Vulcan Materials Company and Donald W. SouthCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Lerwill v. Regent Van & Storage, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- Federal Motor Truck Co. v. KellenbergerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952