Case Name: Eva Lee Cunningham v. Betty Ann King
Court: Supreme Court of Virginia
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1971-09-01
Citations: 212 Va. 126
Docket Number: Record No. 7570
Parties: Eva Lee Cunningham v. Betty Ann King.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Reports
Volume: 212
Pages: 126–126

Head Matter:
Richmond
Eva Lee Cunningham v. Betty Ann King.
September 1, 1971.
Record No. 7570.
Present, All the Justices.
Wm. W. Eskridge (Penn, Stuart & Eskridge, on brief), for plaintiff in error.
Thomas L. Hutton, Jr.; David H. Frackelton (Widener & Frackelton, on brief), for defendant in error.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The trial court entered judgment on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Betty Ann King, against defendant, Eva Lee Cunningham, for personal injuries resulting from an automobile accident. Mrs. Cunningham appeals, contending that Mrs. King's contributory negligence barred a recovery.
Automobiles operated by Mrs. Cunningham and by Mrs. King collided at an intersection in the Town of Abingdon. The evidence and physical facts show that Mrs. Cunningham's automobile, which was approaching the intersection from Mrs. King's right, was in plain view and dangerously near when Mrs. King's automobile entered the intersection after stopping in obedience to a stop sign. Yet Mrs. King admitted that she did not see Airs. Cunningham's automobile until the two cars collided. Mrs. King was therefore guilty of contributory negligence, barring her right to recover. See Sayre v. Shields, 209 Va. 409, 164 S.E.2d 665 (1968).
Reversed and final judgment.