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GREEN v. UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

No. 03-94-00088-CV.

899 S.W.2d 28 (1995)

Reverend Homer GREEN, Appellant, v. UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH INTERNATIONAL, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Overruled June 21, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Will Hampton [Signed Brief], Law Office of Will Hampton, Bob Andrews [Signed Brief], Austin, for appellant.

Kenton P. Campbell [Signed Brief], Thornton, Summers, Biechlin, Dunham & Brown, Inc., Austin, for appellee.

Before CARROLL, C.J., and ABOUSSIE and JONES, JJ.

CARROLL, Chief Justice.

Appellant Reverend Homer Green sued appellee United Pentecostal Church International ("UPCI") for damages arising from UPCI's cancellation of his affiliated minister's license under theories of contract and tort. The trial court granted UPCI's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, concluding that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution precluded its jurisdiction over the suit. We will affirm the trial court's order dismissing...

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