Legal Opinion
The Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Tennessee v. The Rector, Wardens, and Vestrymen of St. Andrew's Parish, a Tennessee Corporation
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 25, 2012No. M2010-01474-COA-R3-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE March 24, 2011 Session THE CONVENTION OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OF TENNESSEE, ET AL. v. THE RECTOR, WARDENS, AND VESTRYMEN OF ST. ANDREW’S PARISH, A TENNESSEE CORPORATION Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County No. 09-2092-II Carol L. McCoy, Chancellor No. M2010-01474-COA-R3-CV - Filed April 25, 2012 An Episcopal parish in Nashville asserted its intention to disassociate from The Diocese of Tennessee, causing the Diocese to file a declaratory judgment action to determine whether it or the local congregation…
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- Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. MilivojevichSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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