Coleman v. Blankenship Oil Corp.

267 S.E.2d 143 (1980)

Judy M. COLEMAN

v.

BLANKENSHIP OIL CORPORATION.

Record No. 780859.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 6, 1980.

William B. Hanes, Leesburg (Kuykendall, Whiting, Costello & Hanes, Leesburg, on briefs), for appellant.

William O. Snead, III, Fairfax (Carr, Jordan, Coyne & Savits, Fairfax, on brief), for appellee.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON and THOMPSON, JJ.

POFF, Justice.

We granted the appeal in this case to review the trial court's order setting aside a jury verdict awarding the plaintiff $86,215 in damages for injuries sustained in an…