Legal Opinion
Cevenini v. Archbishop of Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 12, 1998No. 95-CV-1013, 95-CV-1137, 95-CV-1448, 96-CV-391PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
We consolidated these four appeals because they present common questions of law involving the potential liability of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington for the misconduct of one of its priests, Rev. Thomas Schaefer. Appellants Cevenini, Brenner, and Nelson each filed suit in 1995 1 against the Archbishop of Washington, 2 seeking damages for the negligent hiring and supervision of Father Schaefer, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The Archbishop filed separate motions to dismiss their complaints…
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