R.B. HAZARD, INC. v. PANCO

Record No. 900056.

397 S.E.2d 866 (1990)

R.B. HAZARD, INC. v. John PANCO, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Palmer S. Rutherford, Jr. (James C. Howell, Willcox & Savage, Norfolk, on briefs), for appellant.

Robert S. Brewbaker, Jr., Richmond, Stephen Merrill, Norfolk (Browder & Russell, Richmond, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.


LACY, Justice.

In this appeal we determine whether the trial court erred in submitting issues of federal contractor immunity and contractor negligence to the jury.

On the morning of October 11, 1985, John Panco, a non-commissioned officer in the Army, attempted to open a gate leading to a temporary storage facility for land air-cushioned vehicles, generally known as hovercraft, at Fort Story, Virginia. While he was moving the gate it fell on him, dislocating...

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