Legal Opinion
Hutcheson v. Misenheimer
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 13, 1938PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGregory, J.
Vernon Hutcheson was killed when struck by an automobile being driven by W. H. Misenheimer along one of the highways in Norfolk county. His administrator instituted an action for damages against Misenheimer and the jury returned a verdict for $5,000 in his favor. The court, upon motion, set the verdict aside and entered final judgment for the defendant, Misenheimer. We are to decide the correctness of the court’s action.
The decedent was killed in the daytime while walking along the highway which was dry at the time. It is a double-drive highway and runs east and west. The east- and west-bound…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Washington & Old Dominion Railway v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
- Sickler v. Washington & Old Dominion RailwaySupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
3Cited by40 opinions
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