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Howell v. Cahoon

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Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Author Term
850949 - - - - September 23, 1988 Carrico 1988

Citation: Howell v. Cahoon, 372 S.E.2d 363, 236 Va. 3, 1988 Va. LEXIS 120, 5 Va. Law Rep. 441 (1988).

Holding

In this wrongful death case, the sole assignment of error concerning the question of liability involves the trial court’s action in granting a defense instruction on sudden emergency.

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