From Georgia-
Leaders of Christ Church in Savannah say they plan to ask the state’s top court to review a July 8 Court of Appeals decision that the church’s historic downtown property belongs to the Episcopal Church.
“We had decided some time back that we would pursue any reasonable, legal option,” Christ Church rector the Rev. Marc Robertson said today. “We feel like an appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court is a reasonable option, and it’s our legal right to do that.”
Christ Church's own attorney has said it is "unlikely" the court will hear the case.
In its July 8 ruling, the appellate court praised a Chatham County judge's 2009 ruling in favor of the Episcopal Church as “thoroughly and correctly" detailing the church history and the relevant law involved.
If the Supreme Court does agree to review the case, the process could delay another several months a final ruling in the two-and-a-half year property dispute between the denomination and its former congregation on Johnson Square.
http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2010-07-15/christ-church-ask-supreme-court-again-review-property-dispute
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