Levitt v. Calvary Temple of Denver

Opinion by

Judge DAVIDSON.

In this action seeking inspection of financial records, plaintiff, Joel Levitt, appeals from the trial court's entry of judgment in favor of defendant, Calvary Temple of Denver (the Church). Although we use different reasoning, we affirm.

The Church, a Colorado nonprofit corporation, has a complex financial history closely linked to the activities of its former pastor, Charles E. Blair. A series of fundraising campaigns and financial failures in the 1970's and 1980's resulted in multiple lawsuits and extensive debt. The 1986 Second Mile Campaign, intended to pay off…