Legal Opinion
Henley v. Davenport
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 23, 1973No. Record No. 8085PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
Margaret Weimer Davenport brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries received when her automobile collided with a truck operated by James Henry Henley. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for Mrs. Davenport for $12,500. To the judgment entered on the verdict we granted Henley a writ of error. The only question for our determination is whether Mrs. Davenport was contributorily negligent as a matter of law and thus barred from recovery.
The accident occurred about 9:30 a.m. on January 5, 1970, a clear, sunny day. Mrs. Davenport was operating a Chevrolet automobile in the City of…
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