Legal Opinion
Edith Gill and United Services Automobile Association v. Rollins Protective Services Company, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1987No. 87-1516PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
In July 1981, Mrs. Gill brought this diversity suit against Rollins Protective Services Company (“Rollins”) on behalf of herself and her husband for damages arising from the burning of her house in which Rollins had installed a fire alarm system. The case was submitted to the jury on theories of common law negligence and violations of Virginia’s Consumer Protection Act, Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-196 et seq. The jury returned a general verdict in favor of Mrs. Gill for $238,032.78 and Rollins appealed. Because the contract signed by Mrs. Gill limited any negligence recovery to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Dan Lind v. Schenley Industries IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Gill v. Rollins Protective Services Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Wyatt v. Interstate & Ocean Transport Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- DeBenedetto v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Tuck v. United Services Automobile Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. George SchnabelCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. Boyd Wanzer, and Kathleen ZampieriCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Leroy Tuck v. United Services Automobile AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Allapattah Services, Inc. v. Exxon Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1999
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