VAN BUREN v. SIMMONS

Record No. 841887.

365 S.E.2d 746 (1988)

Martha Lawler VAN BUREN v. Glenn Patrick SIMMONS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 4, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Kostel (Kostel, Watson, Snyder & Pasco, Covington, on brief), for appellant.

Michael McHale Collins (J. Gregory Mooney; Collins, Crackel & Mooney, Covington, on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., POFF, COMPTON, RUSSELL, THOMAS and WHITING, JJ., and GORDON, Retired Justice.


COMPTON, Justice.

In this personal injury action arising from a motor vehicle accident, we consider whether the defendant was negligent as a matter of law and whether the trial court misdirected the jury.

Appellant Martha Lawler Van Buren brought this action against appellee Glenn Patrick Simmons seeking recovery for injuries allegedly sustained when vehicles operated by the parties collided. Upon conclusion of the evidence in a jury trial, the plaintiff moved...

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