CLINE v. DUNLORA SOUTH, LLC

Record No. 110650.

726 S.E.2d 14 (2012)

284 Va. 102

Matthew W. CLINE v. DUNLORA SOUTH, LLC.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Bryan Slaughter ( J. Gregory Webb ; E. Kyle McNew ; MichieHamlett, on briefs), for appellant.

Terry Lynn for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


Opinion by Justice S. BERNARD GOODWYN.

In this appeal, we consider whether the common law tort principles of this Commonwealth allow for the recovery of personal injury damages sustained due to a tree falling from private land onto a vehicle traveling on a public highway.

Background

On February 12, 2010, Matthew W. Cline (Cline) filed an action in the Circuit Court of Albemarle County against Dunlora South, LLC (Dunlora) and other entities for injuries...

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