Board of Supervisors v. Lake Services, Inc.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County (the Board) is required to produce expert testimony establishing a standard of care in a negligence action for damages that occurred in the course of a dredging operation.

Because the trial court sustained a motion to strike the Board’s evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Board. Brill v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 227 Va. 246, 247, 315 S.E.2d 214, 215 (1984). The Board filed an amended motion for judgment against Lake Services, Incorporated, seeking recovery for damage to an underwater…