Tuesday, January 24, 2006
CHURCH SUES INSURANCE COMPANY
NEW YORK -- A Roman Catholic church in Manhattan has sued the Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. charging breach of contract, claiming the insurance carrier has improperly refused to pay $1.22 million stolen by a priest.
The Church of St. John the Martyr, on East 71st Street, says in court papers the losses were due to thefts by Monsignor John Woolsey. After the losses were discovered, Woolsey was forced to resign as pastor and a Manhattan grand jury indicted him.
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