Seminole Heights United Methodist Church, Inc. v. Patel

PARKER, Judge.

Seminole Heights United Methodist Church, Inc., and Larry G. Jones appeal the trial court’s order which struck as a sham their Amended Complaint for contribution and equitable subrogation against Kirit Patel d/b/a Columbia Motel and USA Steel Fence Company. We reverse, concluding that the Amended Complaint is not a sham pleading.

In 1993 the personal representative of the estate of a minor filed a wrongful death action against the church and Jones, who was driving the church van involved in a collision with the bicycle that the minor was riding. According to the complaint in that…