The defendants brought a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the plaintiffs' action challenging their expulsion from the church.
The plaintiffs argued that the church's constitution and by-laws formed a legally binding contract and that they were denied procedural fairness.
Applying the Supreme Court's decision in Wall, the court held that it lacked jurisdiction to review the decision of a voluntary religious organization absent an underlying legal right.
The court found no evidence of a contract or civil right, concluded the ecclesiastical issues were not justiciable, and granted summary judgment dismissing the action.
