Virginia Heart Institute, Ltd. v. Northside Electric Co.

Virginia Heart Institute, Ltd. (Institute) filed a motion for judgment against Northside Electric Company (Northside), a Virginia partnership, alleging, inter alia, {1) that Northside, while performing electrical work for an expansion of the Institute building, neutralized or disconnected the fire detection system in the building, and recklessly and negligently failed to reactivate or reconnect the system before leaving the premises on December 18, 1975; (2) that on the evening of December 18, 1975, a short circuit occurred in the structure causing a fire which completely destroyed the…