Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Carthon
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 15, 2013No. 47,948-CAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
Iiln this dispute between a church pastor and the Board of Trustees, the trial court ultimately validated the election of two trustees to the Board and enjoined the pastor from acting for certain church matters. The pastor has appealed. We affirm the trial court’s ruling.
Facts
On November 21, 2011, a group of four members of the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the Baptist Temple Baptist Church of Shreveport LA, including Robert Thornton and Lorenza Williams, met to consider the continued employment of the Pastor, Rev. Alvin Carthon, Sr. The four trustees unanimously voted to recommend to the…
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