Legal Opinion
Baugh v. Thomas
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 1, 1970PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Proctor, J.
This case involves the expulsion of a member of a church. Plaintiff brought suit for reinstatement in the Chancery Division which dismissed his complaint on the ground that it lacked jurisdiction to consider questions of church membership. The Appellate Division affirmed in an unreported opinion and we granted plaintiff's petition for certification. 54 N. J. 501 (1969).
This case arose out of a dispute over plaintiff's right to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the First Baptist Church of South Orange. During this dispute it was alleged…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bouldin v. AlexanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Walker Memorial Baptist Church, Inc. v. SaundersNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Randolph v. First Baptist ChurchOhio Court of Appeals · 1954
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Janice Paul, A/k/a/ Janice Perez v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Hester v. BarnettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
- Napolitano v. Princeton Univ. TrusteesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1982
- Welter v. Seton Hall UniversitySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
- Alicea v. New Brunswick Theological SeminarySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
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