WILSHER v. ADAMS


158 S.E.2d 182 (1967)

208 Va. 406

William Lee WILSHER, an Infant, v. Acy Lewis ADAMS, Administrator of the Estate of James Corbin Adams, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

December 4, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Rosenberger, Jr., Lynchburg, for plaintiff in error.

Royston Jester, III, Earle M. Brown, Lynchburg, for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON and GORDON, JJ.


EGGLESTON, Chief Justice.

Acy Lewis Adams, administrator of the estate of James Corbin Adams, deceased, has recovered a verdict and judgment of $22,500 against William Lee Wilsher for the alleged wrongful death of plaintiff's decedent who was riding as a guest passenger in a car driven by the defendant. The defendant has appealed, claiming that the evidence was insufficient to support the finding that he was guilty of gross negligence in the operation of the car,...

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