Fobbs v. Webb Building Ltd. Partnership

349 S.E.2d 355 (1986)

Maude FOBBS

v.

WEBB BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.

Record No. 831575.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 10, 1986.

Barry A. Stiefel (Julia H. Butler, Ashcraft & Gerel, Alexandria, on brief), for appellant.

Robert W. Lewis (James B. Adelman, Lewis, Wilson, Lewis & Jones, Ltd., Fairfax, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

In this appeal of a "slip and fall" case, we must determine whether sufficient evidence exists to support a jury's finding that the defendant was negligent.

Maude Fobbs sued Webb Building Limited Partnership (Webb Building) to…