noting the freedom of the plaintiff to "ignore the federal ground and rely on the state ground"
Summary of this case from Carpenter v. Wichita Falls Independent SchoolNo. 86-274.
October 14, 1986.
C.A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 794 F. 2d 754.
noting the freedom of the plaintiff to "ignore the federal ground and rely on the state ground"
Summary of this case from Carpenter v. Wichita Falls Independent Schooldismissing a Methodist minister's claim that the church had violated his "contract" by improperly applying provisions of the Book of Discipline in discharging him because these involved "subjective judgments made by religious officials and bodies"
Summary of this case from Minker v. Baltimore Annual Conference of United Methodist ChurchFull title:SARKISIAN ET AL. v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO
Court:U.S.
Date published: Oct 14, 1986
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