Legal Opinion

Savage Truck Line, Inc. v. Traylor

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 10, 1952No. Record 3906PublishedCited by 14 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.

This litigation arose out of a motor vehicle accident which happened on March 25, 1950, at about 4:15 a. m. on U. S. Highway 460 about six miles east of the city of Petersburg.

A tractor trailer truck owned and operated by Savage Truck Line, Inc., hereinafter called Savage, was, while standing on the highway, struck from the rear by a truck owned by C. H. Traylor, Jr., driven by his employee, James Purdie. The collision resulted in. considerable damage to both vehicles. and in the partial destruction of a cargo of live crated chickens being transported on Traylor’s truck.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Scott v. SimmsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
  2. Jefferson Hospital, Inc. v. Van LearSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
  3. City of Richmond v. Gay's AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
  4. Harris Motor Lines, Inc. v. GreenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
  5. Crist v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Atkinson v. ScheerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998
  2. Saunders and Rittenhouse v. BulluckSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968
  3. Cox v. MabeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
  4. Richmond Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. BrownSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
  5. North River Insurance Company v. DavisDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1967

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