Legal Opinion
Nichols v. VVKR, INC.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 19, 1991No. Record 901003PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy
In this case we consider whether an injured employee and an allegedly negligent architectural and engineering firm are statutory fellow employees under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act, Code §§ “65.1-1, et seq., thereby barring a common law negligence action by the injured employee against the firm.
The Campbell Court Transportation Station/Mini-Mall (the Project) was a construction/rehabilitation project designed to provide public mass transportation facilities, downtown parking facilities, retail and office space facilities, and revitalization and urban redevelopment, of a downtown…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. v. McReynoldsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- Shell Oil Co. v. LeftwichSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Henderson v. Central Tel. Co. of VirginiaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Smith v. HornSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
- Cinnamon v. International Business MacHines Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1989
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3Cited by34 opinions
- David Wayne Evans v. B.F. Perkins CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Stenrich Group v. JemmottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1996
- Roberts v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
- Nelson v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2002
- Yancey v. JTE Constructors, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1996
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