Legal Opinion
Struemph v. McAuliffe
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 6, 1983No. 46061PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMON H. MAUS, Special Judge.
The plaintiffs in this action are six members of the Holy Family Parish of the Roman Catholic Church of Freeburg, Missouri. This is a parish of the Diocese of Jefferson City. The defendants were the pastor of the parish and the Bishop of the Diocese. When the pastor was reassigned, he was dismissed as a party and the Bishop is now the only defendant. At issue is the extent of the authority of the Bishop over the church building and its contents and the fiscal affairs of the parish. A brief resume of the evidence will be sufficient to cast the background of the…
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