Legal Opinion
Church of God in Christ, Inc. v. Reverend A. L. Cawthon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 3, 1975No. 74-1213PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This is a factional dispute over the possession, use and control of a small church building and lot in Port Arthur, Texas.
The property in question was acquired in 1921 by conveyance to named persons as trustees for the First Church of God in Christ of Port Arthur, Texas (the “local church”).
In 1922 the plaintiff Church of God in Christ, Inc., (the “national church”) was incorporated in the State of Tennessee pursuant to a resolution adopted by the General Assembly of that church conducted in Memphis, Tennessee. The incorporation papers reveal that the Church of God in…
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