Holiman v. Dovers
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion
George Rose Smith, J.,
on rehearing. Each side has filed a petition for rehearing. We shall first consider the appellees’ petition.
In seeking a reconsideration the majority faction makes two principal contentions. First, it is insisted that our reference to the differences between the congregational form of church government and other forms of church government implies that a congregational church is subject to judicial control in property matters, while other churches are not.
This is not the case at all. It is unquestionably the duty of the courts to decide legal questions involving the…
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Smith v. PedigoIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Reid v. JohnstonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church v. WhitmoreSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
- Boyles v. RobertsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- Franke v. MannWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Reid v. GholsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- Viravonga v. Wat Buddha SamakithamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2008
- El-Farra v. SayyedSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
- Arkansas Annual Conference of the Ame Church, Inc. v. New Direction Praise & Worship Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2009
- Hopewell Baptist Church of Newark v. GaryNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1970
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