Wood v. Woolfolk Properties, Inc.

Present: All the Justices EDNA WOOD v. Record No. 981197 OPINION BY JUSTICE CYNTHIA D. KINSER June 11, 1999 WOOLFOLK PROPERTIES, INC., ET AL. FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Walter W. Stout, III, Judge The primary issue in this premises liability case is whether the circuit court erred by admitting evidence pertaining to the absence of prior accidents. Finding error in the circuit court’s judgment, we will reverse. I. This appeal arises out of an accident that occurred on the evening of May 20, 1994, in front of Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Ruth’s) located in Chesterfield County.…