Legal Opinion
Plummer v. Landmark Communications, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 4, 1988No. Record 861201PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
In this negligence action by an employee against an employer seeking recovery for personal injuries, the dispositive question is whether the plaintiff’s exclusive remedy was under the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act).
On June 26, 1982, appellant Josephine Plummer was shot by an unknown assailant in the City of Virginia Beach. At the time, she was a route carrier of newspapers published by appellee Landmark Communications, Inc. She was waiting in her automobile in a darkened parking lot near 2:00 a.m. to obtain her supply of newspapers for delivery.
In June 1983, Plummer filed a claim under…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Griffith v. Raven Red Ash Coal Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1942
- Aistrop v. Blue Diamond Coal Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1943
- Raven Red Ash Coal Co. v. GriffithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1943
- Beckham v. Estate of BrownNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Kelly v. First Virginia Bank-SouthwestSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
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