PLUMMER v. LANDMARK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Record No. 861201.

366 S.E.2d 73 (1988)

Josephine PLUMMER v. LANDMARK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 4, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Rixey (Rixey & Rixey, Virginia Beach, on brief), for appellant.

William M. Harris (Taylor, Gustin, Harris, Fears & Davis, Virginia Beach, on brief), for appellee.

Present all the Justices.


COMPTON, Justice.

In this negligence action by an employee against an employer seeking recovery for personal injuries, the dispositive question is whether the plaintiff's exclusive remedy was under the Workers' Compensation Act (the Act).

On June 26, 1982, appellant Josephine Plummer was shot by an unknown assailant in the City of Virginia Beach. At the time, she was a route carrier of newspapers published by appellee Landmark Communications, Inc. She was...

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