Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Coolidge
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 21, 1989No. Record 870052PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhiting, J.
In this slip-and-fall case, we determine the duty of care owed by the Commonwealth to a visitor walking on an entrance ramp at one of its correctional facilities. We also deal with jury instructions defining that duty, as well as the duty of care owed by the visitor.
About 12:30 p.m. on May 27, 1984, Grace R. Coolidge went to visit her husband, an inmate at the Powhatan Correctional Center. As she attempted to enter the Center, Coolidge slipped and fell on a muddy ramp provided for handicapped access. She sustained a comminuted fracture of her left kneecap and filed this action against the…
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- City of Portsmouth v. CilumbrelloSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
- Mary Washington Hospital, Inc. v. GibsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
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