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MASSENBURG v. CITY OF PETERSBURG

Record No. 190071.

836 S.E.2d 391 (2019)

Sam MASSENBURG, Administrator of the Estate of Corey Demetrius Massenburg, Deceased, v. CITY OF PETERSBURG.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

December 12, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Lindensmith , Staunton ( Kevin T. Hadden ; Ryan T. Walker , Richmond; Marks & Harrison, on briefs), for appellant.

George A. Somerville , Richmond ( David P. Corrigan ; Jeremy D. Capps , Glen Allen; Melissa Y. York , Richmond; Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, on brief), for appellee.

Amicus Curiae: Virginia Trial Lawyers Association ( Robert E. Byrne, Jr. ; MartinWren, Charlottesville, on briefs), in support of appellant.

Amicus Curiae: Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Inc. ( Michael J. Connolly , Arlington; Sharon E. Pandak , Chantilly; Zachary C. Packard ; Greehan, Taves & Pandak, on brief), in support of appellee.

PRESENT: All the Justices.

In this case, we consider whether a municipality is entitled to sovereign immunity for negligence claims arising from a defective fire hydrant.

I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW

Corey Demetrius Massenburg died during a fire at his Petersburg...

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