Legal Opinion
Reverend Homer Green v. United Pentecostal Church International
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided June 21, 1995No. 03-94-00088-CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARROLL, Chief Justice.
Appellant Reverend Homer Green sued appellee United Pentecostal Church International (“UPCI”) for damages arising from UPCI’s cancellation of his affiliated minister’s license under theories of contract and tort. The trial court granted UPCI’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, concluding that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution precluded its jurisdiction over the suit. We will affirm the trial court’s order dismissing this action.
BACKGROUND
UPCI licenses Pentecostal ministers; without a UPCI license, a minister cannot contract for employment…
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