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· 11/18/1988

Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Sonney

Citations

  • 374 S.E.2d 71
  • 236 Va. 482
  • 5 Va. Law Rep. 1116
  • 1988 Va. LEXIS 164

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  • holding that trial judge abused his discretion by excluding evidence collateral to a material issue where opposing counsel had introduced and “placed emphasis” upon the evidence
  • holding that trial judge abused his discretion by excluding evidence collateral to a material issue where opposing counsel had introduced and “placed emphasis” upon the evidence
  • finding that the trial court “abused its discretion and prejudiced the railroad” by refusing to allow cross-examination intended to show the bias of a witness

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Judges: Whiting

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