[Magdalen] Fort Worth

[Roger Stokes]

This situation reminds me of South Carolina. The State courts sided with 
the breakaway group. At least there the State Supreme Court decided in 
favour of the Episcopal Church and Diocese and remitted it for their 
decision to be implemented. The Judge charged with doing that has not 
been diligent in doing so.  The federal courts in the SC case have 
decided that the breakaway group breached trademark legislation in 
presenting as the authentic Diocese. I notice also, but don't claim to 
know the implications, that SCOTUS has recently decided that cases in 
state courts don't need to be determined before a case is presented in 
federal court.

Roger

On 23/05/2020 00:42, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> Well, that crash you heard was my jaw hitting the floor just now!  the
> Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the breakaway group is entitled to all
> of the property of the real Diocese of Fort Worth, even thouh that
> breakaway group is no longer part of the Episcopal Church.  I simply cannot
> get my head around the idea that this is any way fair or that it makes any
> sense.
> If I decide to quit my job because I disagree with my boss, I'm free to
> leave, but I can't expect to be  able to take the office furniture with me!
>
> I guess now they'll all head to the US Supreme Court.
>