1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 399 S.E.2d
  5. 399 S.E.2d 801 (1991)
 

HARRIS-TEETER, INC. v. BURROUGHS

Record No. 900454.

399 S.E.2d 801 (1991)

HARRIS-TEETER, INC. v. Esther S. BURROUGHS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 11, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank O. Meade, Danville, (Frank K. Friedman; Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, Roanoke, on briefs), for appellant.

Henry G. Crider (Shupik & Crider, on brief), Chatham, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

CARRICO, Chief Justice.

On December 22, 1988, the plaintiff, Esther S. Burroughs, filed this negligence action against the defendant, Harris-Teeter, Inc., seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by the plaintiff when she swallowed a plastic ornament used by the defendant to decorate a birthday cake. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $20,000. The trial court entered judgment on the verdict, and we awarded the defendant an appeal...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases