Legal Opinion
Lacks v. Bottled Gas Corp.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 10, 1974No. Record 730626PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarman, J.
The crucial issue here is the effectiveness of a disclaimer of liability for negligence incorporated in a conditional sales contract.
In February, 1970, Bottled Gas Corporation of Virginia (Bottled Gas), the appellee, filed a motion for judgment against Henno C. Lacks (Lacks), the appellant, to recover the purchase price of a gas-fired tobacco curing barn which Bottled Gas sold to Lacks under a conditional sales contract dated August 14, 1969. Bottled Gas also sought to recover for the gas purchased by Lacks to operate the barn.
Lacks’ answer denied any indebtedness to Bottled Gas on the ground…
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