Legal Opinion
Cowles v. Zahn
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 17, 1966No. Record 6108PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtF Anson, J.
This is an action for personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident in which the trial court entered judgment on a jury verdict in the amount of $18,000 for the plaintiff, Charles E. Zahn, Sr., against the defendant, Alphonso N. Cowles, who is here on a writ of error to the judgment.
Defendant contends that the trial court erred in (1) refusing instructions on sudden emergency and assumption of risk; (2) not holding plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law; and (3) drawing its own diagram of the scene of the accident and making it the court’s exhibit.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Baxley v. FischerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- Arrington, Adm'r v. Graham, Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
- Daniels v. CI WHITTEN TRANSFER COMPANYSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- Virginia Transit Co. v. DurhamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. BristowSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- Belleson v. KlohrCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
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