Legal Opinion
Darden v. Heck's, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided October 17, 1978No. Civ. A. 78-195(R)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER
DALTON, District Judge.
Defendant Paul Tennant has moved to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint against him on two grounds, lack of jurisdiction over his person and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. This case arises from the collapse during last winter’s snow and ice storms of the roof of the Heck’s Department Store just north of Rad-ford, Virginia. Plaintiffs, owners of the land on which the store is located, brought this action in the Circuit Court of the City of Radford against the lessee of the property (Heck’s, Inc.) and a contractor (Baker…
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