Legal Opinion

Mills v. Yount

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 6, 1965No. 8366PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUARK, Presiding Judge.

There is trouble in Plainview Church. Five members of that church and a nonmember pastor have sued twelve of their brethren, including a trustee, a deacon, and a pastor, because they charge that the defendants are “adhering to a different faith than the Congregational Methodist Church” and are using the church property in violation of the eleventh edition of the constitution and government of that church. Defendants’ cross-bill alleges that they adhere to the original faith and doctrine and that the plaintiffs have adopted and adhere to a faith which is new and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  2. Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Smith v. PedigoIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Mack v. KimeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  5. Mt. Zion Baptist Church v. WhitmoreSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Zaiser v. MillerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Lewis v. WolfeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1967
  3. Struemph v. McAuliffeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983

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