Legal Opinion
Chapman v. City of Virginia Beach
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 13, 1996No. Record 951969PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy
In determining whether the trial court properly set aside a jury verdict and entered judgment in favor of the City of Virginia Beach in this wrongful death action, we consider issues relating to public nuisance, operation of a recreational facility, admission of expert testimony, gross negligence, and contributory negligence.
On December 15, 1991, Linda Chapman took her three children to the oceanfront Breakers Hotel in the City of Virginia Beach to visit relatives who were renting an apartment in the Hotel. Eight-year-old Missy and her three-year-old sister, Carolyn, went unaccompanied down…
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