Legal Opinion
Johnson v. JS BELL, JR., & COMPANY
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 28, 1960No. Record 5157PublishedCited by 11 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSnead, J.
On December 12, 1958, at approximately 11:15 p. m., Mary E. Johnson was walking on the sidewalk of the east side of Chapel street near where it intersects with Brambleton avenue in Norfolk when she slipped and fell on snow and ice, which had accumulated from natural causes and had not been removed from the sidewalk as required by an ordinance of the City of Norfolk (§ 42-27 1 ). She suffered a fracture of her right ankle, and as a consequence she instituted action for damages grounded on negligence against the City of Norfolk; J. S. Bell, Jr. & Company, Inc., lessee of the premises adjacent…
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