Legal Opinion
Barr v. United Methodist Church
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 8, 1979No. Civ. 18244PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WIENER, J.
The guarantees of due process of law and religious freedom under the state and federal Constitutions do not prohibit the United Methodist Church, a legal entity under Code of Civil Procedure section 388, subdivision (a), from being sued. We reverse the order of the trial court quashing service of summons on the United Methodist Church.
The Procedural Background
Plaintiffs commenced their class action on behalf of approximately 1,950 present and former residents of the 14 retirement homes operated in California, Hawaii and Arizona by Pacific Homes Corporation (Pacific Homes) for…
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