Legal Opinion
Music v. United Methodist Church
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided October 28, 1993No. 93-SC-388-MRPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT
Charles W. Music appeals from the Court of Appeals’ order of May 10, 1993, granting CR 76.36 relief to appellees and directing Judge Thomas B. Wine to dismiss this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
In 1991, the appellant (Music) filed an action against the appellees, United Methodist Church and Bishop Robert H. Spain. Dr. Music claimed that a contractual relationship had been established between the parties by virtue of the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church (1988 edition), the “Employee Manual” of the United Methodist Church. He…
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