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JENKINS v. TRINITY EVANGEL. LUTHERAN CHURCH

No. 3-04-0394.

825 N.E.2d 1206 (2005)

356 Ill. App.3d 504

292 Ill.Dec. 195

Kevin J. JENKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, an Illinois Religious Corporation, and Rodger P. Abatie, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond L. Huff and Matthew R. Huff (argued), Huff Law Offices, Peoria, for Kevin J. Jenkins.

J. Brian Heller (argued), Washington, Kirk W. Bode, Pekin, for Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Justice LYTTON delivered the Opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Kevin Jenkins, left his employment as an associate pastor at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Trinity) after a meeting with his head pastor, Roger Abatie. Plaintiff later sued Trinity and Abatie for breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, and defamation. The trial court dismissed the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and ordered the parties to arbitrate the issues...

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