Legal Opinion
Chiles v. Gray
Richmond County Circuit Court
Decided January 3, 1996No. Case No. LA-1269-4PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Randall G. Johnson
This case is before the court on defendant Richmond Metropolitan Authority’s (RMA) plea of sovereign immunity. The plea is overruled.
From the pleadings, the following facts emerge. On February 13, 1994, plaintiff was riding his bicycle on the Boulevard Bridge in Richmond. The bridge was, and is, owned, operated, and managed by RMA. Sometime prior to plaintiff’s accident, it had snowed, and snow and ice were still present on the sidewalk of the bridge even after, according to the motion for judgment, “a sufficient amount of time had elapsed to allow for the removal…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fenon v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
- Taylor v. City of CharlottesvilleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Bialk v. City of HamptonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
- City of Richmond v. Richmond Metropolitan AuthoritySupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
3Cited by1 opinion
- Smith v. Town of Front RoyalVirginia Circuit Court · 2003