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Benn v. Seventh-Day Adventist Church

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided February 18, 2004No. CIV. JFM-03-330PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MOTZ, District Judge.

Plaintiff suffered grave injuries in a swimming pool accident at the Victory Heights Bible Camp in Trinidad on April 3, 1999. At the time plaintiff was a student at Caribbean Union College in Trinidad, and he was attending a weekend retreat sponsored by the Pathfinder Club. Caribbean Union College is affiliated with Andrews University located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and both institutions are affiliated with the Seventh-Day Adventist religion. The Pathfinder Club likewise is a Seventh-Day Adventist organization.

Plaintiff is a citizen of Guyana. In July 1999,…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  2. Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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  4. Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-LarrainSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. General Conference Corp. of Seventh-Day Adventists v. McGillCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  2. United Supreme Council v. United Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the 33 Degree of FreemasonryDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2018
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  4. Dunbar v. BiedlingmaierDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2020
  5. GENERAL CONFERENCE CORP. v. McGillCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010

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