Legal Opinion
Creekmore v. Food Lion, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 23, 1992No. Action 2:92cv192PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge.
Plaintiff Creekmore alleges that on February 8, 1990, upon entering a Food Lion in Portsmouth, Virginia, the automatic electric doors shut and struck her, causing her personal injuries and damages in the amount of $250,000. On January 30, 1992, Creekmore filed this action in the Circuit Court for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia. Food Lion, Inc. (“Food Lion”) filed a notice of removal to this court on March 6, 1992, claiming diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and claiming the consent of counsel for defendants, Stanley Works,…
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