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Mooring v. Virginia Wesleyan College

No. 981270Supreme Court of Virginia

981270 Mooring v. Virginia Wesleyan College 04/16/1999 The trial court dismissed an accidentally injured plaintiff's motion for judgment, finding that the defendant college professor was a volunteer at a club …

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981270 Mooring v. Virginia Wesleyan College 04/16/1999 The trial court dismissed an accidentally injured plaintiff's motion for j…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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October 4, 2026
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April 16, 1999
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981270 Mooring v. Virginia Wesleyan College 04/16/1999 The trial court dismissed an accidentally injured plaintiff's motion for judgment, finding that the defendant college professor was a volunteer at a club for young people and entitled to charitable immunity due to the club's status as a charity. Because the defendant was not engaged in the charity's work at the time of the alleged negligence, the trial court erred in dismissing the plaintiff's motion for judgment. The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded.

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    981270 Mooring v. Virginia Wesleyan College 04/16/1999 The trial court dismissed an accidentally injured plaintiff's motion for judgment, finding that the defendant college professor was a volunteer at a club for young people and entitled to charitable immunity due to the club's status as a charity. Because the defendant was not engaged in the charity's work at the time of the alleged negligence, the trial court erred in dismissing the plaintiff's motion for judgment. The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded.

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