Legal Opinion
McDonnell v. Episcopal Diocese
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 1, 1989No. 77181PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Appellant, Father Richard McDonnell, was selected by the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia to serve as minister for two of its mission churches. After he had served for about one-and-a-half years, he was *175terminated from that capacity by the diocese against his wishes. He sued to recover damages for breach of an alleged employment contract. The trial court granted summary judgment to the diocese and denied partial summary judgment to appellant on the issue of the existence of such a contract.
When Father McDonnell accepted the call, the diocese furnished him with a copy of a manual of…
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