Legal Opinion
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Inc. v. White
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 21, 1987No. 85-1301PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDOX, Justice.
Wanda White, Regina Baker, Robert D. Smith, and Josie Smith commenced this action in the Circuit Court of Jackson County to enjoin the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Inc., and the church trustees (Judson Clark, Herbert L. Pace, and Farris Schrudder) from disturbing the monuments and memorials located in the church- cemetery and from charging a fee for burial lots. Additional plaintiffs were added by amendment.
The Ebenezer Baptist Church is located in the Bryant community on Sand Mountain in northeastern Jackson County. In 1909, the church acquired title to land on which a cemetery…
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- Fisher v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
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