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Godsey v. Maitland

Richmond County Circuit Court

Decided August 3, 1994No. Case No. (Law) ML-3007Published

1Opinion of the Court

By Judge James B. Wilkinson

Plaintiff alleges to have been bitten by defendants’ dog on December 13, 1993, while performing housekeeping duties in the defendants’ home. The home is located in Chesterfield County. Defendants object to venue in Richmond since they do not live, have employment, or regularly conduct affairs or business activity in the city. Plaintiff alleges that at the time of the incident, defendants did have employment in the City of Richmond.

Virginia Code § 8.01-262 states, “In any actions to which this chapter applies ... one or more of the following ... shall be permissible…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. J. Wesley Snyder, D/B/A Snyder's Auto Sales v. Eastern Auto Distributors, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
  2. Dowdy v. FranklinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
  3. Texaco, Inc. v. RunyonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
  4. Booth v. BroudySupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
  5. James A. Tenefrancia v. Robinson Export & Import CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990

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