Murphy v. Green

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This appeal involves a property dispute between two factions in the congregation of the York Presbyterian Church in York, Alabama. The trial court entered a declaratory judgment in favor of the minority group and ordered the pastor and the clerk of the session, along with the majority group, to vacate the church property. The pastor and the clerk appealed. We affirm.

I

The York Presbyterian Church, Inc. (hereinafter the "church," or "York"), was incorporated under…