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Harris v. Harman
No. 961774Supreme Court of Virginia
961774 Harris v. Harman 04/18/1997 The trial court properly submitted to a jury the issue whether actions of a "tailgating" driver were a proximate cause of an accident and did not err in refusing to instruct …
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961774 Harris v. Harman 04/18/1997 The trial court properly submitted to a jury the issue whether actions of a "tailgating" drive…
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- Apr 18, 1997
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961774 Harris v. Harman 04/18/1997 The trial court properly submitted to a jury the issue whether actions of a "tailgating" driver were a proximate cause of an accident and did not err in refusing to instruct the jury on willful and wanton negligence, and thus the part of the judgment awarding the passenger $25,000 is affirmed. Because the driver of the first vehicle was contributorially negligent as a matter of law, the part of the judgment awarding him $50,000 damages is reversed and final judgment entered in favor of the following driver on that issue.
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