Legal Opinion
Fast v. Smyth
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 2, 1975No. KCD 26,993PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWOFFORD, Presiding Judge.
This litigation stems from a struggle for control of the property and affairs of the Free Will Baptist Church of Kansas City, Missouri, between two factions of its congregation. One of these groups, led by Thayne Fast, who claims to be the present pastor of the church, will be hereafter referred to as the “Fast” group. The other group, led by Raymond Dickey, the senior deacon of the church, and his wife, Alice Dickey, former pastor emeritus and who claims to be the lawfully elected present acting pastor of the church, will hereafter be referred to as the “Dickey”…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Henson v. PayneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1956
- Murr v. MaxwellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1950
- Stone v. BogueMissouri Court of Appeals · 1944
- Williams v. WilderMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965
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