Bryant v. Short

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that the violation occurs when the driver is \aware that harm has been done\ and leaves the accident scene \with that in his mind\ (citation omitted)
• statements \not essential\ to the decision of the question involved \were mere dicta \
• “The duty imposed upon the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident is not passive. It requires positive, affirmative action; — that is, to stop and give the aid and information specified.”
• indicating that, although the LTS statute omitted a scienter requirement, knowledge of the accident was nevertheless a necessary element of the crime because, without such knowledge, the driver could not be expected to stop
• examining a nearly identical predecessor version of Code § 46.2-894
• examining a previous, nearly identical, predecessor to Code § 46.2-894

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).