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VIRGINIA ELEC. AND POWER CO. v. DUNGEE

Record No. 982485.

520 S.E.2d 164 (1999)

258 Va. 235

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY v. James DUNGEE, a minor, etc.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 17, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Brooks, Sr. (John Charles Thomas; Robert R. Merhige, Jr.; Cassandra C. Collins; Andrew R. Park; Hunton & Williams, on briefs), Richmond, for appellant.

Jeffrey A. Breit (Michael F. Imprevento; John L. Watts, Norfolk; A. Donald McEachin; Donald J. Gee; Charlotte P. Hodges, Richmond; Breit, Drescher & Breit, Norfolk; McEachin & Gee, Richmond, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

LACY, Justice.

James A. Dungee, a minor (James or the plaintiff), by his next friend, filed a motion for judgment against Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power) seeking damages for burns he sustained while he was in a Virginia Power substation and came in contact with 13,200 volts of electricity. James alleged that Virginia Power was negligent in failing to properly install, maintain, and inspect the fence surrounding the substation. Virginia Power denied...

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