Dandridge v. Marshall
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy
Jonathan R. Dandridge filed a personal injury action against Albert R. Marshall seeking damages of $300,000. In this appeal, Dandridge asserts that due to the trial court’s error in three of its evidentiary rulings, the jury awarded him only $15,000. For the reasons we state below, we will remand the case for a new trial on damages because the trial court erred in excluding certain testimony and allowing other testimony.
Facts
On December 5, 1999, Dandridge and Marshall were involved in an automobile accident. An ambulance service transported Dandridge, complaining of nausea, blurred vision,…
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