Legal Opinion
Smith v. Mount Salem Missionary Baptist Church
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 12, 2008No. A08A0288PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.
Acting on behalf of the Mount Salem Missionary Baptist Church, the Church’s Board of Deacons1 filed a petition in the Jones County Superior Court seeking to enjoin the pastor of the Church, James L. Smith, and others2 from exercising control over Church property in violation of Church bylaws. The petition also sought an order requiring that a vote on whether to retain or discharge Smith as pastor be limited to votes by those persons who were admitted to membership in the Church according to the Church bylaws. The court entered an order granting injunctive relief and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Carnes v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Gervin v. ReddickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- HOLINESS BAPTIST ASS'N, INC. v. BarberSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Waverly Hall Baptist Church, Inc. v. BranhamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Bolden v. BartonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- God's Hope Builders, Inc. v. Mount Zion Baptist Church of Oxford, Georgia, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
- Abba Yakob v. Kidist Mariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2021
- Georgia High School Association v. Charlton County School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
- God's Hope Builders, Inc. v. Mount Zion Baptist Church of Oxford, Georgia, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2013