Legal Opinion
Bladen v. First Presbyterian Church of Sallisaw
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 20, 1993No. 76870PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
This is a suit by a married couple against their church and former minister. Although several theories of liability are advanced, all grow out of the fact that the preacher initiated and consummated an adulterous affair with the wife. This occurred within a few months after marital counseling with the wife had ended, but while the preacher was still providing such counseling to the husband.
The trial court sustained the church’s motion for summary judgment, determining that the law of Oklahoma does not allow such a suit against a church. The Court of Appeals reversed and…
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