Legal Opinion
Ford v. City of Richmond
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 20, 1990No. Record 890786PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE POFF
delivered the opinion of the Court.
We granted this appeal to review a judgment dismissing a wrongful-death action. The trial court ruled that the plaintiffs exclusive remedy was a claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act. We must decide whether, as the court concluded, a municipality that engaged a contractor to replace a roof on one of its facilities was the statutory employer of the contractor’s employee who lost his life in the performance of the contract.
We look to the statement of facts as stipulated by the parties and approved by the trial court. As expressly…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shell Oil Co. v. LeftwichSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Henderson v. Central Tel. Co. of VirginiaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Anderson v. Thorington Construction Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1959
- Edwards v. City of PortsmouthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
- Williams v. E. T. Gresham Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1959
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Jones v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
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