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OPINION Cornelia A Clark, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Jeffrey S. Bivins, C.J., and Sharon G. Lee, Holly Kirby, and Roger A. Page, JJ., joined. The plaintiffs husband collapsed and died after participating in a cycling class at a fitness and recreation facility owned and operated by t

GEER, Judge. *402 Plaintiff, the Reverend Carl E. Bigelow, appeals from an order granting defendants' motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Plaintiff, a former pastor of defendant Sassafras Grove Baptist Church ("the "Church") who became disabled, h

JUSTICE HEARN: I concur fully with Acting Justice Pleicones’s thorough and well-reasoned lead opinion, but write separately because of the magnitude of this case and its far-reaching effects not only on the Episcopal Church (“the National Church”) but also all other hierarchical religious organizations.12 The primary issue before the Court is which of two competing dioceses is

KENNARD, J., Concurring and Dissenting. I agree with the majority that the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (Episcopal Church) owns the property to which St. James Parish in Newport Beach (St. James Parish) has held title since 1950. This conclusion is compelled by Corporations Code section 9142, subdivision (c)(2). But I disagree with the majority that this provision, w

MEMORANDUM OPINION MICHAEL E. WILES, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE The First Union Baptist Church of the Bronx (“First Union”) is a New York not-for-profit religious corporation. First Union is the plaintiff in the above-captioned adversary proceeding and is the moving party in a motion that is described below. TD Capital Group LLC (“TD Capital”) and 2064 Grand Concourse LLC (“2064 Grand Concourse”) are

SHWARTZ, Circuit Judge. *116 Reverend Dr. William David Lee was terminated from his position as pastor of the Sixth Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church ("the Church") and sued the Church for allegedly breaching his employment contract. The District Court granted summary judgment in the Ch

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON APPEAL FROM THE BANKRUPTCY COURT’S RULING ON OBJECTION TO PROOF OF CLAIM STEARNS, D.J. This bankruptcy appeal arises from the failed effort of a venerable Boston church, the Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church, to develop a multi-ser-vice community center in Roxbury. In the bankruptcy proceeding, the Church objected to a claim by its lender for the project, OneUnited

FAIR, J., FOR THE COURT: ¶1. K.T. was four years old when she fell off a swing set at Klein Road Church of God (the Church). She was there attending a local 4-H meeting with her mother and brother. Through her parents, Michael and Jennifer Toepfer, K.T. sued the Church on premises-liability grounds, claiming that she was an invitee. The circuit court granted

ORDER AND OPINION DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL THE DEPOSITION OF EXPERT WITNESSES AND TO SERVE AMENDED EXPERT DISCLOSURES PURSUANT TO FRCP 26(a)(2)(C) ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, District Judge: The claims of 9/11 plaintiffs Marek Soeha, Jerzy Muszkatel, Tadeusz Kowalewski, Wla-dyslaw Kwasnik, and Waldemar Ropel (together, “Plaintiffs”) are ready for trial. They will have to prove that the injuries they in

ROBERT M. MURPHY, Judge. | ¿Defendants, Riverside Baptist Church of Jefferson. Parish (“Riverside”) and Guide One Specialty Mutual Insurance Company (collectively, “Defendants”), appeal from the trial court’s September 23, 2013 judgment rendered after a jury trial, as well as the trial court’s April 21, 2014 judgment granting the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict filed by Plaintiffs, Susan and Paul Skillman, indi

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON April 5, 2017 Session CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC., ET AL. v. L. M. HALEY MINISTRIES, INC., ET AL. Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals Chancery Court for Fayette County No. 15815 Martha B. Brasfield, Chancellor ___________________________________

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON REMAND Frank J. Bailey, United States Bankruptcy Judge Background On November 2, 2016, this Court entered judgment in the above-captioned adversary proceeding, overruling the objections of plaintiff and chapter 11 debtor Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church of Boston (“the Church”) to the proof of claim of OneUnited Bank (“the Bank”) and dismissing th

Brown, Judge. DECISION ON POSTTRIAL MOTIONS I. Introduction {¶ 1} This matter is before the court on several posttrial motions filed by the parties. These motions will be identified and discussed in detail below. II. Factual and procedural history {¶ 2} This matter went to jury trial on October 9, 2007. On October 18, 2007, the jury returned verdicts in

28 A.3d 288 (2011) 302 Conn. 386 The EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN the DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT et al. v. Ronald S. GAUSS et al. No. 18718. Supreme Court of Connecticut. Argued February 9, 2011. Decided October 11, 2011. *290 James H. Howard, with whom was Howard M. Wood III, Manchester, for the appel

312 S.W.3d 428 (2010) MISSOURI DISTRICT CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, Michael Palmer, and John Bouldrey, Appellants/Cross-Respondents, v. FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE OF CARUTHERSVILLE, et al., Respondents/Cross-Appellants. Nos. SD 29813, SD 29817. Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two. May 12, 2010. *429 Robert A.

728 F.Supp.2d 820 (2010) FRIENDS OF ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI CHURCH v. R. David PAULSON, in his official capacity as administrator of FEMA. Civil Action No.: 07-2713. United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana. July 26, 2010. *823 James R. Logan, IV, Logan & Soileau, LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Friends of St. Frances Xavier

We granted certiorari sub nom. Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Pauley, 577 U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 891 ,

ROBERTS, J., for the Court: MODIFIED OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING ¶ 1. This case is before us on a motion for rehearing; the original opinion is withdrawn and substituted with this opinion. The question presented is whether a timely filed motion to alter or amend a judgment under Mississippi Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) tolls the applicable statute of limitations for the purpose of fil

262 Wis.2d 678 (2003) 2003 WI 74 665 N.W.2d 141 STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. William J. CHURCH, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner. No. 01-3100-CR. Supreme Court of Wisconsin. Oral argument February 13, 2003. Decided July 1, 2003. *680 For the defendant-

7 So.3d 1227 (2009) ELYSIAN FIELDS CHURCH OF CHRIST v. Larry DILLON, Rogers Nunnery, James Smith and Barnabas Tibbs James Smith and Barnabas Tibbs, in their Own Capacity and Acting as the Director and Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Elysian Fields Church of Christ v. Otis Shields and Mikel Wilson. No. 2008-CA-0989. Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.