Legal Opinion

Dudas v. Glenwood Golf Club, Inc.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 12, 2001No. Record 001539PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court properly awarded summary judgment to a business owner on the ground that it did not owe a duty of care to warn or protect its invitee who was the victim of a criminal assault by unknown third parties while on the business owner’s premises.

BACKGROUND

Under well settled principles, we review the record applying the same standard the trial court must adopt in reviewing a motion for summary judgment, accepting as true “those inferences from the facts that are most favorable to the nonmoving party, unless the inferences are forced, strained, or…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. CARSON BY MEREDITH v. LeBlancSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
  2. Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Skate America, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  3. Wright v. WebbSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
  4. Acme Markets., Inc. v. RemschelSupreme Court of Virginia · 1943
  5. Dickerson v. FatehiSupreme Court of Virginia · 1997

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3Cited by38 opinions

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  5. Klaiber v. Freemason Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2003

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