Legal Opinion

Amos v. NationsBank, N.A.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 18, 1998No. Record 972018PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kinser

Francesca Nicole Amos brought suit against NationsBank, N.A. (NationsBank) to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained when she fell on ice located on NationsBank’s premises. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Amos. The trial court, however, set aside the verdict and entered final judgment in favor of NationsBank. Amos appeals from that judgment. Because we find the evidence insufficient as a matter of law to establish that NationsBank had a duty to remove ice and snow from its premises at the time of Amos’ fall, we will affirm the trial court’s judgment.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

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