The Diocese of Connecticut has initiated legal action against the former rector and vestry of Trinity Church, Bristol, asking the court to order the 11 defendants to pay $15,000 in diocesan legal fees as well as unspecified punitive damages.
“By their actions, including their formal alignment with CANA [Convocation of Anglicans in North America] and their departure from union with the Diocese of Connecticut, defendants have relinquished all legal right to possess or control the subject real property of Trinity Episcopal Parish and the personal property of Trinity Episcopal Parish,” the diocese stated in a 35-page legal brief filed with the Superior Court in New Britain, Conn., on Aug. 7.
A spokesperson for the diocese declined to comment on pending litigation when contacted by a reporter from The Living Church. Read more
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Tuesday 21 August 2007
Connecticut Diocese Seeks Damages from Former Bristol Vestry
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