Legal Opinion
Elvig v. Ackles
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 27, 2004No. 53764-4-IPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAgid, J.
Reverend Monica L. McDowell Elvig (Elvig) appeals a trial court’s order dismissing her sex discrimination case against the Calvin Presbyterian Church, the North Puget Sound Presbytery, and two Presbyterian ministers. She argues that a church and its employees are not immune from civil liability simply because they are religious entities. But because adjudicating Elvig’s case would require a civil court to impermissibly examine decisions made by a church tribunal, we must affirm.
FACTS
Reverend Elvig is an ordained Presbyterian minister who, beginning in December 2000, worked as an associate…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Monica L. McDowell Elvig v. Calvin Presbyterian Church Will AcklesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- CJC v. Corporation of Catholic BishopWashington Supreme Court · 1999
- Marincovich v. TarabochiaWashington Supreme Court · 1990
- C.J.C. v. Corporation of Catholic BishopWashington Supreme Court · 1999
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3Cited by13 opinions
- MacDonald v. Grace Church SeattleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Elvig v. AcklesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2004
- Erdman v. Chapel Hill Presbyterian ChurchCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2010
- Erdman v. Chapel Hill Presbyterian ChurchWashington Supreme Court · 2012
- Bohnert v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of San FranciscoDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2015
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