City of Richmond v. Holt

In this appeal of a judgment in favor of a plaintiff in a personal injury action, the primary issue is whether the evidence was sufficient to establish constructive notice to a municipality of a defect in a municipal right-of-way adjoining a public street.

We state the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, Junne-Anne Holt, the prevailing party in the trial court. Tashman v. Gibbs, 263 Va. 65, 68, 556 S.E.2d 772, 774 (2002); City of Bedford v. Zimmerman, 262 Va. 81, 83, 547 S.E.2d 211, 212 (2001). At a jury trial, the evidence showed that Holt sustained injuries when she fell…