Legal Opinion
Gates v. Seattle Archdiocese
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 5, 2000No. 45161-8-IPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
10 P.3d 435 (2000)
103 Wash.App. 160
Paul GATES, Appellant,
v.
SEATTLE ARCHDIOCESE and Society of Jesus, Oregon Province non-profit organizations, Respondents.
No. 45161-8-I.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
September 5, 2000.
Publication Ordered October 5, 2000.
Herman Wacker, Employee Legal Advocates P.S., Seattle, for Appellant.
Michael Patterson, Patricia Buchanan, Christopher Clemenson, Lee, Smart, Cook, Martin & Patterson, Seattle, for Respondents.
BECKER, A.C.J.
We are asked to decide whether a secular court has jurisdiction over an employment contract claim against the Roman Catholic…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Mrs. Billie B. McCLURE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the SALVATION ARMY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Ralph L. Minker v. Baltimore Annual Conference of United Methodist Church and Bishop Joseph A. YeakelCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Rev. Anne Scharon v. St. Luke's Episcopal Presbyterian Hospitals, a Corporation, and the Rev. J. Edwin HeathcockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- City of Seattle v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by7 opinions
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