The pursuer had been appointed a foreign missionary of the Church of Scotland in India.
Held: He had not been appointed to an office in the church but had an ordinary contract of service which was terminable by notice in the usual way. ‘Holders of benefices in the church are public officers, and these offices are munera publica.’
Judges:
Inglis, Lord President
Citations:
(1889) 16 R 715
Cited by:
Cited – Percy v Church of Scotland Board of National Mission HL 15-Dec-2005
The claimant appealed after her claim for sex discrimination had failed. She had been dismissed from her position an associate minister of the church. The court had found that it had no jurisdiction, saying that her appointment was not an . .
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Scotland, Employment, Ecclesiastical
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.236513