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RUFFIN v. TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST

No. 98-CV-970.

749 A.2d 719 (2000)

Thomas RUFFIN, Jr., Appellant, v. TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 6, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Ruffin, Jr., pro se.

Jason Lederstein, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN, FARRELL and REID, Associate Judges.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

In this breach of contract case, plaintiff Thomas Ruffin, Jr., an attorney, appeals from a judgment as a matter of law under D.C. Super Ct. Civ. R. 50. The trial court reasoned that an admitted dispute between the trustees of the appellee church and the church's pastor precluded a finding of implied or apparent authority in the pastor to contract for Ruffin's legal services. Having reviewed the record, we hold that there was sufficient evidence...

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