Legal Opinion

Yeary v. Holbrook

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 9, 1938PublishedCited by 47 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, J.

Willard Holbrook recovered a verdict and judgment in the sum of $4,000 for personal injuries received when a Chevrolet coupe, driven by him, collided with the defendants’ truck loaded with beer, traveling in the opposite direction around a sharp curve on the highway between Haysi and Grundy.

The evidence is in .direct conflict, and is sufficient to support a verdict for either party. Under these circumstances, we will consider only such evidence as may be material to decide questions of law raised by exceptions to rulings of the trial court.

The first assignment of error is stated thus: “The…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. P. Lorillard Co. v. ClaySupreme Court of Virginia · 1920
  3. State v. McCauslandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1918
  4. Noell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
  5. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. StockSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Pike v. EubankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
  2. Burks v. Webb, AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
  3. MacOn County Com'n v. SandersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
  4. Butler v. Smith's Transfer Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Lambert v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CompanyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1971

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