Legal Opinion

Enterprise Lodge No. 352 of the Knights of Pythias, Inc. v. First Baptist Church

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 29, 1972No. 3 Div. 501PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCALL, Justice.

The appellee, the First Baptist Church (Colored) of Evergreen, Alabama, an unincorporated religious association, the plaintiff below, brought an action in the nature of ejectment, in the name of the association alone, against the appellant, the Enterprise Lodge Number 352 of the Knights of Pythias, Inc., and Ellis Jackson in the Circuit Court of Conecuh County, Alabama. The litigation seeks to recover possession of a parcel of land on which a two-story building was erected. The defendants pled the general issue, not guilty. There was a jury verdict and judgment entered thereon…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Gewin v. Mt. Pilgrim Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
  2. Morris v. YanceySupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
  3. Stewart v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
  4. Jackson Lumber Co. v. McCrearySupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
  5. Wilson v. Federal Land Bank of New OrleansSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Murray v. SevierDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1994
  2. Adams v. Bethany ChurchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  3. Enterprise Lodge No. 352 of the Knights of Pythias, Inc. v. First Baptist Church Ex Rel. FrazierSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  4. Murphy v. TraylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  5. Mid-State Homes, Inc. v. MooreCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984

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