Arkansas Baptist State Convention v. Board of Trustees

Appellees, Board of Trustees of the Baptist State Hospital, made application to the chancery court for instruction as to their duties and powers in relation to a request from appellant, Arkansas Baptist State Convention, for a $30,000 contribution from the hospital, to be used by the convention in partial payment of certain indebtedness of the convention, previously discharged by bankruptcy proceedings.

Their petition set forth that the hospital is a corporation organized for public charity under provisions of 2252 of Pope's Digest of the laws of Arkansas, duly chartered by order of the…