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State court of last resort · ST-VA-SC
City of Virginia Beach v. Flippen
No. 950916Supreme Court of Virginia
950916 City of Virginia Beach v. Flippen 03/01/1996 The present city is a person in control of the land or premises as contemplated by Code § 29.1-509 and is entitled to the immunity extended by the statute fo…
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950916 City of Virginia Beach v. Flippen 03/01/1996 The present city is a person in control of the land or premises as contemplat…
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- March 1, 1996
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950916 City of Virginia Beach v. Flippen 03/01/1996 The present city is a person in control of the land or premises as contemplated by Code § 29.1-509 and is entitled to the immunity extended by the statute for activities it undertook in providing public access across private land to a beach adjacent to a stairway and, therefore, the trial court erred in concluding that the city was not covered by Code § 29.1-509 when sued for negligence by a plaintiff who was injured while crossing to the beach for recreational purposes.
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