R.A. Ex Rel. N.A. v. First Church of Christ

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that church was not vicariously liable for minister’s sexual abuse where assault was “both intentional and completely unexpected”
• affirming dismissal of claim against church based on alleged sexual misconduct by minister and holding that \[n]othing about [the priest's] sexual abuse of R.A. had any connection to the kind and nature of his employment as a minister\
• affirming dismissal of claim against church based on alleged sexual misconduct by minister and holding that \[n]othing about [the priest's] sexual abuse of R.A. had any connection to the kind and nature of his employment as a minister\
• “[A]n assault committed by an employee upon another for personal reasons . . . is not actuated by an intent to perform the business of the employer and, as such, is not within the scope of employment.”
• addressing liability of church regarding minister’s misconduct against minor

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).