Legal Opinion

McDonnell v. Episcopal Diocese

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 1, 1989No. 77181Published

1Opinion of the Court

191 Ga. App. 174 (1989)

381 S.E.2d 126

McDONNELL

v.

EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF GEORGIA.

77181.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Denied March 17, 1989.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 1989.

Elizabeth F. Bunce, Michael K. Mixson, for appellant.

Brent J. Savage, Dorothy W. Courington, Christopher E. Klein, for appellee.

BEASLEY, Judge.

Appellant, Father Richard McDonnell, was selected by the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia to serve as minister for two of its mission churches. After he had served for about one-and-a-half years, he was terminated from that capacity by the diocese against his wishes. He sued to recover damages…

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2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  4. Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Lynch v. DonnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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