Legal Opinion
Woods v. Town of Marion
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 8, 1993No. Record 920153PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whiting
In this personal injury case, we consider a town’s claim of governmental immunity from liability for negligent street maintenance in failing to remove ice that had formed upon one of its streets, when water leaked from pipes of the town’s waterworks.
Judy Ann Woods was injured when a truck owned by W-L Construction and Paving, Inc., and driven by its employee David S. Walker, skidded on an icy street in the Town of Marion (the Town) and struck the rear of Woods’ vehicle.
Alleging that the joint negligence of Walker and the Town caused her injuries, Woods sued Walker, his employer, and the Town.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Taylor v. City of Newport NewsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
- Fenon v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
- Transportation, Inc. v. City of Falls ChurchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- Bialk v. City of HamptonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
- City of Richmond v. Virginia Bonded Warehouse Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1927
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3Cited by15 opinions
- City of Chesapeake v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
- Gambrell v. CITY OF NORFOLDSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
- Gordon v. City of WinchesterWarren County Circuit Court · 1995
- Hatch v. MusgroveNorfolk County Circuit Court · 1996
- Alpine Air, Inc. v. Metropolitan Washington Airports AuthorityFairfax County Circuit Court · 2003
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