Legal Opinion
Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Dungee
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 17, 1999No. Record 982485PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy
James A. Dungee, a minor (James or the plaintiff), by his next friend, filed a motion for judgment against Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power) seeking damages for bums he sustained while he was in a Virginia Power substation and came in contact with 13,200 volts of electricity. James alleged that Virginia Power was negligent in failing to properly install, maintain, and inspect the fence surrounding the substation. Virginia Power denied that it was negligent and asserted the affirmative defenses of contributory negligence and assumption of risk. A jury returned a verdict in…
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