Legal Opinion
Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Hampton Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 11, 1976No. Record 750893 and 750894PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarrico, J.
The question for decision in this case is whether a municipal housing authority, created pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law (Code §§ 36-1, et seq.), is immune from liability for negligence in the operation and maintenance of a housing project under its control.
In the court below, the question arose when the Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority interposed special pleas in bar to two motions for judgment brought against it and Virginia Electric and Power Company by Terry D. Vinston and Keith E. Burton, infant plaintiffs. The motions for judgment alleged that the infant plaintiffs…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mumpower v. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
- Elizabeth River Tunnel District v. BeecherSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
- Sayers v. BullarSupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
- Taylor v. City of Newport NewsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
- Fenon v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Stacey Clark v. Archibald Alexander, Acting Executive Director, Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Berkley v. Common Council of City of CharlestonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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- Prendergast v. Northern Virginia Regional Park AuthoritySupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Baumgardner v. Southwestern Virginia Mental Health InstituteSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
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