Hartman v. Orr

OPINION

By LEMERT, PJ.

This is an action brought by Herman Hartman, Stanley Ford, and Hattie V. Roberts, Trustees of Hopewell Baptist Church, Perry County, Ohio, v Carl Orr, E. C. Melick and Hattie V. Roberts. The pleadings consist of a petition and answer.

The plaintiffs allege that they are the duly appointed, qualified and acting Trustees of the Hopewell Baptist Church in Perry County. This church and this property consist of a brick church building and some two or three acres of land, part of which is used as a church yard and part as a cemetery. It is an independent organization and has…