http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/08/24/contrib-bars-stairwell-slip-fall/ VA Lawyers Weekly Fri, 03 May 2013 14:39:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/08/24/contrib-bars-stairwell-slip-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-31291 Erin McNeill Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:46:29 +0000 http://valawyersweekly.com/?p=69186#comment-31291 The opinion says that they did not reach the issue of whether the plaintiff was constributorily negligent, because they granted summary judgment on the basis that the court found the plaintiff assumed the risk of walking on snow covered stairs. This is a bit of a departure from some other snow-related slip and fall cases on the basis of the "assumption of the risk" finding. Thanks for sharing it. The opinion says that they did not reach the issue of whether the plaintiff was constributorily negligent, because they granted summary judgment on the basis that the court found the plaintiff assumed the risk of walking on snow covered stairs. This is a bit of a departure from some other snow-related slip and fall cases on the basis of the “assumption of the risk” finding. Thanks for sharing it.

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