Trustees of the Presbytery of Philadelphia v. Provident Mutual Life Insurance

LORD, Senior Judge.

The Trustees of the Presbytery of Philadelphia (Presbytery) here appeal from a Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas order that sustained the preliminary objections of defendant Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company (Provident) and dismissed the Presbytery’s complaint with prejudice.1,2 *636The common pleas court entered its order because it believed it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the Presbytery’s claim and that this Court has exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate that claim.

In April of 1995, the Presbytery sued Provident in a court of equity for the imposition…