Here is some bad news for you. In Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral
344 U.S. 94 (1952)

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/344/94/case.html

the general principle was established that in hierarchical churches - in the instant case Russian Orthodox - the bishop's authority under canon law trumped common law and statutes which purported to restrict a hierarchical church's control of church property as they constituted an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment rights of the church.

This is one of the reasons why, except for a few unusual circumstances parishes in the Episcopal Church have been unable to exit with their church property. There are a few exceptional cases in South Carolina and this one in Missouri.

The outcome is unknown until the case is adjudicated, which renders " local law which did not agree with Ray's predetermined conclusion of how the court should rule" rather silly. I would have bet on the Archdiocese going in.