Legal Opinion
Ruffin v. Temple Church of God in Christ, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 6, 2000No. 98-CV-970PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
In this breach of contract case, plaintiff Thomas Ruffin, Jr., an attorney, appeals from a judgment as a matter of law under D.C. Super Ct. Civ. R. 50. The trial court reasoned that an admitted dispute between the trustees of the appellee church and the church’s pastor precluded a finding of implied or apparent authority in the pastor to contract for Ruffin’s legal services. Having reviewed the record, we hold that there was sufficient evidence upon which a reasonable jury could find that such implied authority existed. 1
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