Legal Opinion
Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America v. Meena
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 18, 2011No. 2498 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge PELLEGRINI.
Stanley Meena, Judith Gotwald,1 and The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (collectively, Redeemer) appeal from orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) granting a motion for summary judgment filed by Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod (Synod) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), denying Redeemer’s cross-motion for summary judgment and dismissing Redeemer’s counterclaim against Synod.
Redeemer was incorporated in 1891 as a Pennsylvania non-profit religious corporation with its own constitution and bylaws. It owns…
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