Legal Opinion
Presbytery of Riverside v. Community Church of Palm Springs
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 27, 1979No. Civ. 19079PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUFMAN, J.
Community Church of Palm Springs (hereafter Community Church or local church) was for many years affiliated with United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (hereafter UPCUSA or general church). In 1968, after unsuccessfully attempting to negotiate a mutually agreeable termination of the relationship, Community Church unilaterally terminated its affiliation with UPCUSA. UPCUSA claims ownership and the right to possession of all of the real and personal property standing in the name of Community Church and possessed by it on the date it terminated its…
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