Diocese of San Joaquin v. Gunner

Opinion

LEVY, Acting P. J. —

Due to theological disagreements, a majority of the members of the Diocese of San Joaquin (Diocese) voted to disaffiliate from the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (Episcopal Church). This case concerns who now owns the property that belonged to the Diocese before the disaffiliation.

The trial court ruled in favor of plaintiffs and respondents, the Protestant Episcopal Bishop of San Joaquin, the Diocese, and the Episcopal Church. Defendants and appellants, Kevin Gunner, as administrator of the estate of John-David Schofield, the former…