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TAYLOR v. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS

197 S.E.2d 209 (1973)

214 Va. 9

Marjorie TAYLOR v. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 11, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Mills Krieger, Newport News (Corbett, Fitchett & Krieger, Newport News, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

P. A. Yeapanis, City Atty., for the City of Newport News, Billy C. Brooks, Newport News (Frank M. Morton, III, Asst. City Atty. for the City of Newport News, on brief), for defendants in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN and POFF, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

The sole question to be decided in this case is whether a city may be held liable in damages for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian in a fall caused by a slippery substance negligently spilled on a public sidewalk by a city employee while collecting garbage. The trial court, in granting the motion of the defendant city of Newport News to strike the evidence, ruled that governmental immunity protected...

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