POWELL v. NICHOLS


166 S.E.2d 243 (1969)

209 Va. 654

Henry Howard POWELL v. W. N. NICHOLS, Administrator, etc.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Slayton, South Boston (Easley, Vaughan & Slayton, South Boston, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Frank C. Maloney, III, Richmond (Reginald H. Pettus, Keysville, R. Page Morton, Charlotte C.H., Hirschler & Fleischer, Richmond, on brief), for defendant in error.

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


CARRICO, Justice.

The plaintiff, W. N. Nichols, administrator of the estate of G. W. Nichols, deceased, filed a motion for judgment against the defendant, Henry Howard Powell. The motion sought the recovery of damages for the allegedly wrongful death of G. W. Nichols who died as the result of a collision between a pickup truck driven by him and an automobile operated by the defendant.

A jury trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum...

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