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Carter v. Chesterfield County Health Commission

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided April 21, 2000No. Record 991870PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court properly concluded that a county health commission was immune from tort liability because it was entitled to the status of a municipal corporation and was performing a governmental function in the operation of a nursing home.

Vance W. Carter, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Vance W. Carter, Sr., (the Administrator) filed a motion for judgment against the Chesterfield County Health Commission, d/b/a Lucy Corr Nursing Home, (the Commission) and others alleging that negligent acts of the Commission’s employees in treating or failing to treat…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. First Virginia Bank-Colonial v. BakerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  2. Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Hampton Redevelopment & Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
  3. Edwards v. City of PortsmouthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
  4. Fenon v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
  5. Ashbury v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Niese v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
  2. City of Chesapeake v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
  3. Gambrell v. CITY OF NORFOLDSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
  4. Maddox v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
  5. Short Pump Town Center Community Development Authority v. HahnSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001

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