ROBERTSON v. WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTH.

Record No. 130416.

752 S.E.2d 875 (2014)

Thomas L. ROBERTSON v. WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTHORITY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 10, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alton B. Prillaman ( Osterhout, Prillaman , Natt, Helscher, Yost, Maxwell & Ferguson, on briefs), for appellant.

Jim H. Guynn, Jr. (Guynn, Memmer & Dillon, on brief), for appellee.

PRESENT: All the Justices.


Opinion by Justice CLEO E. POWELL.

Thomas L. Robertson ("Robertson") appeals the judgment of the trial court that the doctrine of sovereign immunity applies to bar tort claims against a municipal corporation for the maintenance and operation of a sanitary sewer system. Having determined that the maintenance and operation of a sanitary sewer system is a proprietary function, we will reverse the judgment of the trial court...

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