Legal Opinion
Doles v. Rodgers
Portsmouth County Circuit Court
Decided May 3, 2007No. Case No. CL07-789Published
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Dean W. Sword, Jr.
This matter is before the court upon a complaint filed by five members1 of the New First Baptist Church, Taylorsville (the church) against Freddie Rodgers in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of Deacons of the church and Warren F. Curry in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the church. The complaint seeks injunctive relief as well as a court ordered meeting of the church to consider (or perhaps reconsider) a decision to discharge the pastor, Marcus D. Brown, Sr.
The defendants have filed an answer challenging (1) whether the court has subject…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Reid v. GholsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- Jae-Woo Cha v. Korean Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- United States v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Graham v. LockhartCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
- Denny v. PrincePortsmouth County Circuit Court · 2005