Legal Opinion
A.H. v. Rockingham Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 9, 1998No. Record 961984PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE WHITING delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this appeal, the primary issue is whether a newspaper publishing company had a duty to warn a 13 or 14-year-old independent contractor of the danger of a criminal assault by a third party while *219delivering newspapers in early morning hours.1 Because the trial court sustained the company’s motion to strike the evidence, we state the facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. See Tarmac Mid-Atlantic, Inc. v. Smiley Block Co., 250 Va. 161, 163, 458 S.E.2d 462, 464 (1995).
In May 1988, 13-year-old A.H.2 and his parents agreed…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Wright v. WebbSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Marshall v. WinstonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
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3Cited by53 opinions
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