Legal Opinion
Mason v. Winstead
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 3, 1954PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Special Justice Lloyd S. Adams
delivered the opinion of the court.
*270This cause was heard upon bill and answer in the Chancery Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. Defendant has appealed from an adverse decree.
The original bill was filed by Dennis Mason et al., alleging that complainants were sis of the seven trustees of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, an unincorporated religious body with a colored membership, with its house of worship in Nashville; that in January 1948 the defendant A. L. Winstead was elected to serve as pastor of said Church for an indefinite period subject to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Nance v. BusbyTennessee Supreme Court · 1892
- Travers v. AbbeyTennessee Supreme Court · 1900
- Pearce v. Suggs & PettitTennessee Supreme Court · 1887
- Cannon v. HickmanCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1927
3Cited by11 opinions
- Norman Redwing v. Catholic Bishop for the Diocese of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
- Church Of God In Christ, Inc. v. L. M. Haley Ministries, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2017
- ORGANIZATION OF LUTHERANS v. MasonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1987
- Murrell v. BentleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1954
- Church Of God In Christ, Inc. v. L. M. Haley Ministries, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2017
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