Supreme Court of Virginia March 7, 1986, Record 821754 (Harbour Enterprises, Inc. v. Ferro)

COMPTON, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The narrow issue in this appeal is whether a landlord is vicariously liable to his tenant’s business invitee for personal injuries resulting from an assault by the tenant’s employee, where the landlord permitted a liquor license in its name to remain posted on the demised premises.

On July 28, 1980, about 11:00 p.m., appellee James J.