Anthony Lynn Thibodeaux v. State

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• “Statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed and not to be enlarged in their operation by construction beyond their express terms.” (quoting Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. Kinzer, 206 Va. 175, 181 (1965))
• “At common law, the landlord had no such [tort] responsibility.”

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