Legal Opinion
Laughon & Johnson, Inc. v. Burch
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 12, 1981No. Record 790913PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
In M. W. Worley Construction Co. v. Hungerford, Inc., 215 Va. 377, 210 S.E.2d 161 (1974), we applied the rule of strict liability in a blasting case when property damage was caused by rock and debris. In the present case, we decide the issue specifically reserved in Worley; that is, will the doctrine of liability without fault likewise apply when property damage results not from flying debris but from concussion due to blasting.
The material proceedings and facts in these two cases, consolidated for appeal as they were for trial, are undisputed. The appellee-landowners, B. O. Burch and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Exner v. Sherman Power Const. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Thigpen v. Skousen & HiseNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1958
- M. W. Worley Construction Co. v. Hungerford, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1974
- VN Green & Company v. ThomasSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- Coalite, Inc. v. AldridgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Philip Morris, Inc. v. EmersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
- Arlington Forest Associates v. Exxon Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1991
- Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad v. Davis Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1992
- Dyer v. Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
- O'Neil v. Windshire Copeland Associates, L.P.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2002
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