Legal Opinion
Assembly of Yahveh Beth Israel v. United States
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided September 11, 1984No. Civ. A. 84-K-669PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, District Judge.
Petitioners in this action are Assembly of Yahveh Beth Israel, the business of Y.B.I. Services, and two individual members of the Assembly. The Assembly is an unincorporated association allegedly organized and operated solely for religious purposes. Petitioner Elmer Pickett is President, Trustee, Director and Minister of the Assembly. Pickett executed a vow of poverty when he became a minister of the Assembly. By this vow, Pickett contends that he has made an irrevocable gift of all present and future property to the church.
By assigning all…
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