Legal Opinion

Fink v. Higgins Gas & Oil Co.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 27, 1961No. Record 5340PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSnead, J.

This appeal resulted from the entry of an order which sustained a motion of defendant, Higgins Gas and Oil Company, Incorporated, to strike the evidence of plaintiff, James C. Fink, and which awarded defendant a summary judgment. In his motion for judgment plaintiff sought damages for injuries he allegedly received on July 3, 1956, due to an electric shock when he came in contact with an uninsulated wire. He alleged defendant was negligent in removing its compressor located on his premises in that the electric wire connected thereto was not properly insulated when it was severed from the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Virginia Railway & Power Co. v. GorsuchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1917
  2. Laughlin v. Rose, AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
  3. Bowman v. HallArizona Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Hill v. MeltonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  5. Wickham v. TorleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1911

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. DaggettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Dupona v. BennySupreme Court of Vermont · 1972
  3. Brown v. Brown by BeachamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
  4. Powell v. NicholsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
  5. Michael Civis v. Fauquier County Department of Social ServicesCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2018

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