Crews v. Richmond Newspaper, Inc.

By JUDGE RANDALL G. JOHNSON

Plaintiff filed this action to recover damages sustained in a fall which he alleges occurred when his fee became entangled in a plastic band or strap of the kind used to bundle newspapers and other items.

Count I of the motion for judgment alleged that Richmond Newspapers was negligent in that the strap "had been negligently, carelessly, and recklessly left in the area [of plaintiff’s fall] by agents, servants, and employees of the defendant." Count II alleged that the straps used by defendant "were unreasonably dangerous for their intended use and, in the condition…