Straley v. Urbanna Chamber of Commerce

The dispositive question in this personal injury action is whether the plaintiff, at the time of her injury, was a beneficiary of the activities of the defendant charitable organization so as to bar her action under the doctrine of charitable immunity.

Appellant Evelyn H. Straley alleges she was negligently injured on November 7, 1987 while a spectator at a parade conducted as a part of the Urbanna Oyster Festival in the Town of Urbanna, Middlesex County. The plaintiff sued the Urbanna Chamber of Commerce, the Urbanna Oyster Festival Committee, and Pat Lischke, parade chairman. The plaintiff…