Legal Opinion
Sink v. Vinton Wesleyan Church
Roanoke County Circuit Court
Decided October 15, 1999No. Case No. CL98-319PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Diane McQ. Strickland
Merlin S. Sink arranged to use the chapel and social hall of Vinton Wesleyan Church for her daughter’s wedding and reception on August 24, 1996. She paid a fee of approximately $25.00 for the use of the social hall facilities. Sink alleges that while at the social hall to decorate, she caught her shoe in a gap created by a detached carpet and was thrown into a brick fireplace, severely injuring herself. She has sued the church for negligence, requesting $250,000.00 damages.
The church has filed a plea of charitable immunity claiming that it is a charitable,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ettlinger v. Trustees of Randolph-Macon CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1929
- Hill v. Leigh Memorial Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1963
- Bodenheimer v. Confederate Memorial Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
- Straley v. Urbanna Chamber of CommerceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
- Roanoke Hospital Ass'n v. HayesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
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