Legal Opinion
Pinkerton's, Inc. v. Helmes
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 8, 1991No. Record 901523PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy
Flora Grace Helmes was employed by Pinkerton’s, Inc. as a security guard. She was assigned to work at an AT&T microwave relay station located near the top of Afton Mountain in rural Albemarle County. On March 24, 1986, Helmes completed her shift and left the job site at 7:00 a.m. Later that morning, she was found semi-conscious in her wrecked vehicle which had run off the road which led from the relay station to the public highway.
As a result of the accident, Helmes sustained permanent brain damage and is confined to a nursing home. She has been unable to recall any facts regarding the…
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