North American Old Roman Catholic Church v. Bernadette

Plaintiff North American Old Catholic Church brought this forcible detainer action seeking to recover possession of the Queen of Peace Convent from defendant Sister Maria Bernadette. Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment. Defendant filed a motion to strike and deny plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. The trial court denied defendant’s motion and granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. Defendant appeals from those orders.

The facts of the case are as follows.

The North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Church) is a Christian faith, professing traditional Catholic…