Court Opinion

ID: 9626140
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 08:03:26.994777+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:57:26.750225
License: Public Domain

Judge Timmons-Goodson
concurring.
I agree with the majority that the trial court did not err in granting Erie’s motion for summary judgment, because the law of the state of Virginia must be applied to these facts. However, the issue of the apparent inability of one to defend oneself against a perceived threat concerns me. I believe that injury resulting from an act taken in self-defense is not intended nor expected as these terms are commonly understood. The exigency of the circumstances necessitating one to defend oneself deprives one of any opportunity to calculate whether the actions taken in defense would result in injury to the attacker. Further, one should not be required to engage in such an exercise when confronted with an imminent attack.