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· 7/15/1931

Virginia Beach Golf Course Annex Corp. v. Commissioner

Citations

  • 23 B.T.A. 1170
  • 1931 BTA LEXIS 1761

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that an instruction was inherently misleading and legally erroneous only to the extent that it allows juries to premise liability on an incorrect interpretation of the law
  • “Even if an instruction is misleading, it will not be reversed unless prejudice is shown.”
  • “... to the extent that the instruction misstated the law, it is presumed to be prejudicial”
  • municipality owes a duty to all persons, whether negligent or fault-free, to build and maintain its roadways in a condition that is reasonably safe for ordinary travel
  • municipality owes a duty to all persons, whether negligent or fault-free, to build and maintain its roadways in a condition that is reasonably safe for ordinary travel
  • municipalities not required to anticipate and protect against all imaginable acts of negligent drivers.

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Judges: Lansdon, Sternhagen, Only, Smith, Tkammell

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