Legal Opinion
Hiles v. Episcopal Diocese
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 28, 2001No. 99-P-249PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillerman, J.
The plaintiff James R. Hiles (Hiles) is rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (St. Paul’s), an Episcopal parish located in Brockton, and vicar of the Church of Our Savior, an Episcopal mission located in Milton. The defendants include the Bishop and Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Episcopal Diocese (Diocese), members of the Standing Committee of the Diocese (collectively, the Episcopal defendants), and Linda M. Hastie (Hastie). See note 2, supra.
The complaint sets out sixteen counts. The motion judge’s order dismissed two counts on Hastie’s motion…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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