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HIETT v. LAKE BARCROFT COMMUNITY ASS'N

Record No. 911395.

418 S.E.2d 894 (1992)

Robert David HIETT v. LAKE BARCROFT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 5, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard S. Cohen, Alexandria (Sandra M. Rohrstaff, Cohen, Dunn & Sinclair, on brief), for appellant.

Joseph D. Roberts, Merrifield (Slenker, Brandt, Jennings & Johnston, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

KEENAN, Justice.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether a pre-injury release from liability for negligence is void as being against public policy.

Robert D. Hiett sustained an injury which rendered him a quadriplegic while participating in the "Teflon Man Triathlon" (the triathlon) sponsored by the Lake Barcroft Community Association, Inc. (LABARCA). The injury occurred at the start of the swimming event when...

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