Guice-Mills v. Forbes

OPINION OF THE COURT

Walter B. Tolub, J.

The motions presented for resolution before this court require the consideration of two interesting issues. The first is whether plaintiff may maintain a claim of breach of fiduciary duty against one of the (former) ministers of her church. The second, and by far the more unique issue, is whether the distribution of information disclosing plaintiffs criminal record to a religious congregation, alleged to have been orchestrated and carried out by the defendants, constitutes “extreme and outrageous behavior” thereby allowing plaintiff to maintain a prima…