ALBRITTON v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 191030.

853 S.E.2d 512 (2021)

Devinche Javon ALBRITTON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

February 4, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel C. Yates ( Michael W. Robinsotr ; Venable, on briefs), for appellant.

Zachary R. Glubiak , John Marshall Fellow ( Mark R. Herring , Attorney General; Toby J. Heytens , Solicitor General; Victoria N. Pearson , Deputy Attorney General; Martine E. Cicconi , Deputy Solicitor General; Michelle S. Kallen , Deputy Solicitor General; Stacie A. Sessoms , Assistant Attorney General; Jessica Merry Samuels , Assistant Solicitor General, on brief), for appellee.

PRESENT: All the Justices.


DeVinche Javon AlBritton, an inmate in a state penitentiary, sued the Commonwealth of Virginia, alleging that he was injured while falling down stairs negligently maintained by the Department of Corrections ("DOC"). For three alternative reasons, the circuit court entered summary judgment dismissing AlBritton...

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