Kansas East Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc. v. Bethany Medical Center, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ALLEGRUCCI, J.:

This is an action for declaratory judgment brought by tire Kansas East Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc., (the Conference) seeking an order that would dissolve Bethany Medical Center, Inc., (Bethany) and distribute its assets, which consist primarily of the hospital sale proceeds, to the Conference. After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment that Bethany should not be dissolved. On cross-claims between Bethany and the State of Kansas, the trial court ordered that Bethany use the proceeds to promote and improve…