Legal Opinion

Jane Doe-1 v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided June 14, 2017No. 16-0008PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOUGHRY, Chief Justice:

The petitioners (plaintiffs below) are nine minors and their parents, individually and as parents, guardians, and next friends, 1 in this action alleging various negligence claims, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, assault, battery, and civil conspiracy related to, arising from, and resulting in defendant Michael Jensen’s known and alleged sexual abuse of the minor plaintiffs. 2 Following extensive discovery, the circuit court entered an order on December 4, 2015, through which it granted summary judgment in favor of the respondent (defendant below),…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Painter v. PeavyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New YorkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Williams v. Precision Coil, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd.California Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of PittsburgCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2026

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