McADOO v. DIAZ

No. S-5359.

884 P.2d 1385 (1994)

Patricia McADOO, Appellant, v. Martin L. DIAZ, the Holy Family Cathedral, the Archdiocese of Anchorage, and the Western Dominican Province, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Paul Weidner and Elizabeth D. Friedman, Weidner & Associates, Inc., Anchorage, for appellant.

James M. Gorski, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Anchorage, for appellees.

Before MOORE, C.J., RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ., and BRYNER, J. Pro Tem.


OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

A parishioner volunteered in a local Catholic church as a weekend receptionist and a physical therapist for the parish staff. She also volunteered to serve in various charitable and lay ministries and served on the Pastoral Council. She filed a report with the State of Alaska alleging that the church's plans for an altar without a handrail constituted elder abuse or neglect under state law. The pastor of the church dismissed...

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