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TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. CITY OF FALLS CHURCH

Record No. 771203.

254 S.E.2d 62 (1979)

TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. CITY OF FALLS CHURCH.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Wise Kelly, III, Fairfax (Kelly, Louk, Lawson & Kelly, Fairfax, on brief), for appellant.

Benjamin T. Trichilo, Fairfax (Brault, Lewis, Geschickter & Palmer, Fairfax, on brief), for appellee.

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

PER CURIAM.

The question presented in this case is whether a municipality enjoys governmental immunity from liability for negligence in failing to repair a malfunctioning traffic signal. Ruling that a municipality is immune in such a situation, the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendant, the City of Falls Church, in a property damage action brought against it by the plaintiff, Transportation, Inc.

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