Legal Opinion
Gill v. Rollins Protective Services Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1985No. Nos. 84-1679(L), 84-1680PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge.
Edith Gill brought this diversity action against Rollins Protective Services Company (“Rollins”) on behalf of herself and her husband for damages resulting from the burning of their house in which Rollins had installed a fire alarm system. Upon Rollins’ motion, United Services Automobile Association (“USAA”), the Gills’ subrogat-ed home insurer, was joined to the suit as a real party in interest. The case was submitted to a jury on theories of common-law negligence and violations of Virginia’s Con*593sumer Protection Act, Va.Code Ann. § 59.-1-196 et seq. (1977). The jury…
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- Charbonnages De France v. Frank B. Smith, Juanita Smith, Frank Smith, Jr., Smith Brothers Construction Company and Continental Coal Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Stevens v. Howard D. Johnson Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by102 opinions
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- Lorraine v. Markel American InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2007
- Edith Gill and United Services Automobile Association v. Rollins Protective Services Company, a Delaware Corporation, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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