Legal Opinion
Cole v. Holt
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 16, 2000No. 45A05-9907-CV-297PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAKER, Judge.
Appellants James Cole, Webber McGill, Claudi B. Johnson, Willie Parker, Jr. and Obretee Jackson (collectively referred to as “the trustees”) appeal the trial court’s rulings in favor of appellees Brother Robert L. Holt (“the minister”) and Gary Church of Christ, Inc. (“the incorporated church”). Specifically, the trustees argue that the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to resolve the church property dispute, as any determination would allegedly require improper entanglement into ecclesiastic affairs in violation of the First Amendment to the United States…
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