Legal Opinion
Williams v. Gleason
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided August 17, 2000No. 14-98-00050-CVPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOE L. DRAUGHN, Justice (Assigned).
The principal question in this appeal is whether we have subject matter jurisdiction to decide an ecclesiastical dispute. We find we do not, and affirm the trial court’s judgment.
This dispute arose during a disciplinary action brought by the church’s elders against Mr. and Mrs. Williams. The Williamses sued the elders for libel, slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of trust, breach of fiduciary and other responsibilities, negligence, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, conspiracy, extortion and blackmail, tortious…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Texas Department of Transportation v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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3Cited by33 opinions
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