Skelton v. Word Chapel, Inc.

OPINION

EUBANK, Judge.

This appeal arose from two cases initiated in the superior court: an action to quiet title and an action in forcible entry and detainer. The subject property is a church located in Glendale, Arizona, known as The Word Chapel. The parties to this appeal represent divergent factions of a once unified congregation, and both factions claim fee title to the church property and facilities located thereon.

The quiet title action was tried by a judge sitting without a jury, the forcible entry action having been consolidated for discovery purposes. Following the trial, the trial…