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2.St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Toronto v. Steers, 2011
ONSC 6308 (CanLII) (October 24, 2011)
•There was a series of disputes
between the leaders and members of the congregation and the
defendants (The English District Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
(Canada) and The English District Lutheran Church Missouri
Synod (U.S.A.)) regarding the ownership, autonomy, and operation of a
church and its property
•A motion for certification of a
class proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act (“CPA”) was ultimately brought
•The parties ultimately settled
their disputes, but the CPA requires a proceeding commenced or
certified as a class proceeding under it to be discontinued or abandoned
only with the approval of the court
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