Jennings v. Commonwealth

By JUDGE ROBERT L. HARRIS, SR.

This ease is before the court on the Commonwealth’s plea of sovereign immunity. Argument was heard on this issue on October 14, 1988, and a memorandum from the Commonwealth was considered. Counsel for Plaintiff chose not to submit a memorandum. It is the opinion of the court that the Commonwealth’s plea must be sustained.

The plaintiff, May H. Jennings, filed suit against the Commonwealth of Virginia and others on April 27, 1988. Ms. Jennings claimed she slipped and fell on a puddle of liquid on the floor in Room 248 at the Medical College of Virginia hospital.…