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LENTZ v. MORRIS

Record No. 860022.

372 S.E.2d 608 (1988)

James Jeffrey LENTZ, et al. v. Johnny MORRIS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 23, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane B. Fenton (Tripp & Fenton, Virginia Beach, on brief), for appellants.

Gerard P. Rowe (Williams, Worrell, Kelly & Greer, P.C., Norfolk, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

COMPTON, Justice.

The sole question presented in this appeal is whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity protects a high school teacher supervising a physical education class from a negligence action for damages brought by a student injured while a member of the class.

Appellants James Jeffrey Lentz, a minor, and Jonnie Faye Lentz, his mother, jointly sued appellee Johnny Morris in a two-count motion for judgment...

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