Legal Opinion

Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Inc. v. Clark

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided April 27, 1964No. Record 5744PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.

This is an action by Dorothy B. Clark against Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Incorporated, et al., for personal injuries sustained when she walked into a plate glass panel adjacent to the doors of the entranceway to defendants’ office building in the city of Danville.

The jury returned a verdict in favor of Mrs. Clark, upon which judgment was entered over the objection of the defendants. The questions involved, say the defendants, are-,

“(1) Did plaintiff prove primary negligence on the part of the defendants?”
“(2) Was plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law?…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Knight v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
  2. Rosenberg v. HartmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
  3. Pettigrew v. Nite-CapSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  4. Gall v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1961
  5. Snyder v. GinnSupreme Court of Virginia · 1960

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Bruyninga v. NussNebraska Supreme Court · 1984
  2. City of Suffolk v. HewittSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  3. Reliable Stores Corp. v. MarshSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
  4. Bruyninga v. NussNebraska Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Lydia S. Nuckoles v. F. W. Woolworth CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967

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