Legal Opinion
Pearson v. Canada Contracting Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 10, 1986No. Record 830982; Record 840521PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
These two appeals present one dispositive question: what duty of care is owed by an owner or occupier of land to a fireman or policeman injured when he comes on the premises in the performance of his official duties?
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On June 25, 1979, about 9:30 p.m., Cecil W. Pearson, employed as a fireman by the City of Richmond, responded to a reported fire in a building on Brown’s Island in Richmond. He was injured when he fell to the basement through a hole in the floor. In an amended motion for judgment, Pearson sought to recover damages for his personal injuries from Ethyl Corporation, owner of the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Mounsey v. EllardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Dini v. NaiditchIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- Krauth v. Israel Geller and Buckingham Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Armstrong v. MailandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. CrouchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Philip Morris, Inc. v. EmersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
- Kreski v. Modern Wholesale Electric Supply Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1987
- State v. FaustNebraska Supreme Court · 2003
- Bath Excavating & Construction Co. v. WillsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Commonwealth v. MillsapsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
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