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BURNS v. JOHNSON

Record No. 941465.

458 S.E.2d 448 (1995)

James P. BURNS, Jr., t/a South Norfolk Amoco v. Tuwanna E. JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 9, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff W. Rosen (Lisa Ehrich, Adler, Rosen & Peters, on briefs), Virginia Beach, for appellant.

Jeffrey A. Breit (John W. Drescher, Billie Hobbs, Breit, Drescher & Breit, on brief), Norfolk, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

COMPTON, Justice.

In this appeal, the sole question is whether an invitee presented sufficient evidence to establish a duty upon the owner of land to protect the invitee from the criminal act of a third person committed while the invitee was upon the premises. We answer that question in the negative.

Appellee Tuwanna E. Johnson filed a motion for judgment against appellant James P. Burns, Jr., trading as South Norfolk Amoco, seeking damages for negligently...

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