Supreme Court of Virginia June 8, 2001, Record 001712 (Ponirakis v. Choi)

Present: All the Justices

SOTIRI PONIRAKIS

v. Record No. 001712 OPINION BY JUSTICE BARBARA MILANO KEENAN

June 8, 2001

DAVID CHOI, M.D.

FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY

Stanley P. Klein, Judge

In this appeal of a judgment in favor of a defendant in a

medical malpractice action, we consider whether the trial court

erred in instructing the jury on the defense of contributory

negligence.