This page within Virginia Tort Case Law is a compilation of cases reported by the Virginia Supreme Court and summarized by Brien Roche dealing with the topic of Falls Chains and the related topic of premises liability. For more information on premises liability see the pages on Wikipedia.
Falls Chains-Cases
1975 Rouse v. Great Atl. & Pac. Tea Co., 216 Va. 293, 217 S.E.2d 891.
Plaintiff walked along path across which defendant had put chain. Contributory negligence as matter of law.
1949 Comess v. Norfolk Gen. Hosp., 189 Va. 229, 52 S.E.2d 125.
Chain across unlit walkway; condition not open and obvious. Verdict for plaintiff.
