Legal Opinion
Chavis v. Rowe
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 10, 1983PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
CLIFFORD, J.
In 1973 the members of Calvary Baptist Church of Paterson, New Jersey, elected plaintiff James Chavis as a deacon. In 1977 the Board of Deacons (Board) removed Chavis from his post as deacon, or “defrocked” him, apparently because he had fallen into disfavor with the pastor, defendant Alfred P. Rowe. Chavis and his wife, plaintiff Ophelia Chavis, instituted this action for injunctive relief and damages against the pastor and other deacons who had participated in the church action, claiming that the Board had ignored the correct procedures…
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