Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Burns
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 12, 2007No. Record 060774PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Chief Justice LEROY R. HASSELL, SR.
In this interlocutory appeal, filed pursuant to Code § 8.01-670.1, we consider whether plaintiff's claims for negligence and gross negligence against an employee of the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Commonwealth of Virginia are barred by the public duty doctrine.
Plaintiff, Karen C. Burns, administrator of the estate of Dennis E. Burns, filed her motion for judgment against the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and William D. Wright. Plaintiff alleged in her motion that the defendants were guilty…
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