THRASHER v. WINAND

Record No. 890358.

389 S.E.2d 699 (1990)

Stephen Lee THRASHER v. Richard L. WINAND, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Wilson, Covington, for appellant.

No brief or argument for appellee Richard L. Winand.

Jane S. Glenn (James C. Joyce, Jr., Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore, Roanoke, on brief), for appellee Mountain Magic, Inc.

Present: All the Justices.


RUSSELL, Justice.

This personal-injury appeal turns on the question whether the plaintiff was, at the time of his injury, accepting the benefits of the charitable activities of the defendant, a charitable organization, thus giving rise to the defense of charitable immunity.

Stephen Lee Thrasher, the plaintiff, was a resident of Botetourt County, near the town of Buchanan. In 1984, he became a member of a club called "Purgatory Four Wheelers" (Purgatory) which...

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