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Bentley v. Felts

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 10, 1994No. Record 931063PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whiting

This case involves an automobile accident that occurred after a car driven by Bryan Edward Felts failed to stop at a stop sign controlling an intersection. To avoid colliding with Felts’s car in the intersection, Wanda Simons Bentley swerved her car and ran into a guard rail. The resulting impact severely injured Bentley and her passenger, Polly Breedlove Dunford.

Bentley and Dunford each sued Felts, alleging that he was negligent and seeking- damages for their personal injuries. The cases were consolidated for trial and for this appeal.

The uncontradicted evidence showed the following. The…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Beasley v. BosschermullerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
  2. Garnot v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
  3. Cook v. BasnightSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
  4. Carolina Coach Company v. StarchiaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
  5. Thibodeau v. VandermarkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Talley v. Danek Medical, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  2. Velocity Express Mid-Atlantic, Inc. v. HugenSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
  3. Myhaver v. KnutsonArizona Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Bonhom v. AngeloneVirginia Circuit Court · 2002
  5. Bentley v. FeltsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994

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