The Protestant Episcopal Church v. the Episcopal Church

Summary

The Court held that the 2017 decision did not finally resolve ownership of the real‑estate of twenty‑nine Parishes, so it reviewed the circuit court’s parish‑by‑parish findings; it affirmed title to fifteen Parishes and reversed for fourteen that had expressly acceded to the Dennis Canon, creating an irrevocable trust in favor of the National Church’s Associated Diocese, and it held that the trust held by the Trustees benefits the Associated Diocese.