Legal Opinion
Guinn v. Church of Christ of Collinsville
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 17, 1989No. 62154PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Vice Chief Justice.
The dispositive first-impression question presented is whether a state forensic inquiry into an alleged tortious act by a religious body against its former member is an unconstitutional usurpation of the church’s prerogatives by a secular court and hence prohibited by the First Amendment. We answer in the negative.
I
FACTS
The plaintiff-appellee, Marian Guinn [Parishioner], and her children moved to Col-linsville, Oklahoma in 1974. While staying with her sister, Parishioner became acquainted with the defendants-appellants, Ron Whitten, Ted Moody and Allen Cash…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
39 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by79 opinions
- Patel v. OMH Medical Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- Bryce v. Episcopal Church in the Diocese of ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Hadnot v. ShawSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Pleasant Glade Assembly of God v. SchubertTexas Supreme Court · 2008
- F.G. v. MacDonellSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1997
74 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.