Legal Opinion

Kocenda v. DETROIT ARCHDIOCESE

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided April 19, 1994No. Docket 150075PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a circuit court order limiting damages for their wrongful discharge claims against defendants. Defendants cross appeal the denial of their motion for summary disposition of the claims. We affirm.

Plaintiff Rosemary Szymofelnik, a member of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth until 1989, was employed by defendant St. Francis Cabrini High School in 1972 under a contract with the parish for her services. In 1980, Szymofelnik was given the position of principal. Throughout her engagement at the school, Szymofelnik was employed under a series of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Munro v. Elk Rapids SchoolsMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Patillo v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Winship v. Brewer School CommitteeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  4. Billmyre v. Sacred Heart Hospital of Sisters of Charity, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  5. Myrtle Springs Reverted Independent School District v. HoganCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by8 opinions

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