City of Alexandria v. Allen

SULLIVAN, Judge.

The City of Alexandria ("City"), defendant below, appeals a judgment entered upon a jury verdict in favor of Ermal Allen, Jr. ("Plaintiff").

We affirm.

Plaintiff was employed by the City as an Assistant Chief for the Alexandria Fire Department. He began working for the City as a fireman in November of 1968. On April 10, 1985, Plaintiff and two other firemen, Robert Cunningham and Brian Etchi-son, were on duty. Plaintiff was the shift commander and, as such, was in charge of inspecting the fire equipment consisting of Engines No. 1, 2 and 8. The daily inspections included a check…