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Couplin v. Payne

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 9, 2005No. Record 041985PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*593 AGEE, Justice.

Deon Eric Couplin, the plaintiff in a personal injury action arising from a collision between his vehicle and a Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority ("MWAA") ambulance driven by the defendant, Aubrey Gill Payne, Jr., appeals from the judgment of the trial court holding that Code § 5.1-173(B) afforded Payne immunity from his alleged gross negligence causing the accident. The issue before us is whether Code § 5.1-173(B) accords employees of the MWAA immunity from tort claims of gross negligence while engaged in the performance of a governmental function. We conclude that the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. James v. JaneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
  2. Messina v. BurdenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  3. Colby v. BoydenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
  4. Colby v. BoydenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
  5. Boyd v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  4. Oraee v. BreedingSupreme Court of Virginia · 2005
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