Legal Opinion
F.G. v. MacDonell
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 22, 1997PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
POLLOCK, J.
This appeal presents two issues. The first issue is whether a parishioner’s allegation of an inappropriate sexual relationship between a clergyman and the parishioner states a cause of action when the relationship occurs while the clergyman is providing pastoral counseling to the parishioner. Second, we must decide whether the parishioner may maintain a cause of action against another clergyman who allegedly publicized in a sermon and a letter the relationship with the first clergyman.
The Law Division dismissed all claims of the parishioner,…
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