Phillips v. Campbell
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
Geneva A. Phillips obtained a verdict against John Nelson Campbell for $25,000 for personal injuries caused by his negligent operation of an automobile. On Campbell’s motion the verdict was set aside and a new trial ordered, limited to the quantum of damages. At the second trial a verdict of $7,500 was returned upon which judgment was entered. From this judgment Geneva A. Phillips appealed.
The litigants will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant in accordance with their positions in the trial court.
At the first trial it was conclusively proved that plaintiff, a pedestrian, was injured as…
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