Commonwealth v. Millsaps

352 S.E.2d 311 (1987)

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia

v.

Jeffrey Lamond MILLSAPS.

Record No. 831375.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 16, 1987.

J. Brooke Spotswood, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Gerald L. Baliles, Atty. Gen., on briefs), for appellant.

Bruce D. White (Brault, Geschickter, Palmer & Grove, Fairfax, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

RUSSELL, Justice.

This is an appeal in a civil action brought by the Commonwealth to recover for damage to its property caused by the negligence of a speeding motorist attempting to evade police pursuit. It requires consideration of the circumstances in which…