Case Title: Magco of Maryland Inc. v. Barr

Citation: 

Docket Number: 002146

State: virginia

Court: Virginia Supreme Court

Date: 2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

Document:
VIRGINIA:
 
 
In the Supreme Court of Virginia held at the Supreme Court 
Building in the City of Richmond on Friday, the 11th day of May, 
2001. 
 
 
Magco of Maryland, Inc.,  
 
 
 
 
Appellant, 
 
   against 
Record No. 002146 
 
 
 
Court of Appeals No. 2377-99-4 
 
John Mills Barr, Commissioner of  
Labor and Industry,  
  
 
 
 
 
Appellee. 
 
 
Upon an appeal from a judgment rendered by the 
Court of Appeals of Virginia on the 1st day of August, 
2000. 
 
 
Upon consideration of the record, briefs, and argument of 
counsel, the Court is of opinion that it cannot reach the merits 
of the issues raised by the assignments of error. 
The Court of Appeals determined not only that the knowledge 
of the appellant’s supervisor regarding hazards on the work site 
may be imputed to the appellant, but also that the senior 
officers of the appellant knew or should have known of those 
hazards.  Magco of Maryland, Inc. v. Barr, 33 Va. App. 78, 85, 
531 S.E.2d 614, 617-18 (2000).  The appellant did not assign 
error to the finding that the appellant’s senior officers knew 
or should have known of the hazards.  Consequently, since there 
is an independent basis for the judgment of the Court of Appeals 
that is not challenged on appeal, this Court cannot reach the 
merits of those errors assigned by the appellant.  Rash v. Hilb, 
Rogal & Hamilton Co., 251 Va. 281, 286-87, 467 S.E.2d 791, 794-
95 (1996).  The judgment of the Court of Appeals is final in 
relation to the issue of knowledge by the appellant’s senior 
officers and bars any appellate relief on the issues raised 
before this Court.  United Leasing Corp. v. Thrift Ins. Corp., 
247 Va. 299, 308, 440 S.E.2d 902, 907 (1994). 
 
For these reasons, this Court affirms the judgment of the 
Court of Appeals. 
This order shall be certified to the Court of Appeals and 
to the Circuit Court of Arlington County and shall be published 
in the Virginia Reports. 
 
 
 
 
A Copy, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Teste: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
David B. Beach, 
Clerk