Legal Opinion
LeBlanc v. Davis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 23, 1983No. 82-C-2544PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
432 So.2d 239 (1983)
Murphy LeBLANC, et al.
v.
Lawrence DAVIS.
No. 82-C-2544.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 23, 1983.
Ralph Tureau, Tureau & Mire, Gonzales, for relator.
Murphy W. Bell, Baton Rouge, for respondent.
MARCUS, Justice.
This action involves an attempt by members of an unincorporated religious organization to dismiss their pastor.
Plaintiffs, members of the African Universal Church of Christ, contend that their pastor, Lawrence Davis, was removed by a majority of church members, but has refused to relinquish his pastoral duties and is preventing them from enjoying use of their church…
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- Rose Hill Baptist Church v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
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