On Tuesday set aside March 22 Fairfax County Circuit Court judge a jury verdict, which had distinguished in favor of a woman, in an open man hole cover had fallen. Mrs Elizabeth Badawy was sued classic drainage, a local sewer repair company, after the company allegedly removed a man coverage hole and then left it unmarked and unattended. Classic drainage in the process claimed that it did nothing wrong and that in any case Badawy "contributorily negligent" was for the open man-hole you will find below.

Badawy, who at the time was walking her dog, suffered a broken arm, a broken ankle and other injuries.

The jury heard the evidence during a trial, and a half lasted a day. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the Badawy amounting to $75,000.

Circuit Court of judge Marcus Williams granted a defense motion to overturn the jury verdict on the basis that Virginia's contributory negligence somewhat recovered denied right Badawy, because she had missed it, you will find an "open and obvious" condition under.

The case is on the Virginia Supreme Court appeal.

Badawy represented Benjamin glass. Steve Bancroft represented classic drainage.

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