The material was developed, used, and refined for two years in the appellate advocacy course at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. Petrillo v. Rooks raises issues of tort and agency law, federal and state constitutional law regarding the relationship between church and state, application of the testimonial privilege pertaining to members of the clergy, and federal subject matter jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship. The relevant documents are presented without commentary or index. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
