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Sovereign immunity plea fails in wreck caused by policeman - $2,220,000 Settlement (access required)

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: November 10, 2008

David Barnes, an 18-year-old male, was a front-seat passenger in a tow truck driven by his employer. The tow truck was traveling eastbound in the left lane of U.S. 460 in Sussex County on June 13, 2006. The defendant, Alfred Mitchell, a Town of Waverly police officer, was also traveling in the left lane, ...
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