Ghostly Happenings

Yep, you heard me correctly.  The Texas Supreme Court has recently overturned a lower court decision regarding an exorcism that supposedly ended badly.  I guess how you view “badly” is subjective.  The woman claims she was hurt during a “forced exorcism” when she was 17.  According to the plaintiff, she received cuts and bruises and experienced hallucinations while being exorcised.  The defendant, Pleasant Glade Assembly of God, claims that there was no abuse.  The Texas Supreme Court overturned the $188,000 award (which had already been reduced from $300,000), because it would “unconstitutionally entangle the court in matters of church doctrine.”

In the 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the lower court erred when it rendered its decision and found the church liable for mental distress brought on by the exorcism.

You can read more about this particular case here:  Legal Newsline

I guess you can sue over anything- just wait until someone decides to sue ghost hunters for either chasing off a favored ghost, or because they stirred up a few.