Bogard v. Boone

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Sampson

Affirming.

Both appellees and appellants claimed to be the regularly constituted, qualified and acting trustees of Mt. Zion Baptist church, colored, of Paducah, and each disputes the right of the other to hold or exercise the duties of the said offices. Some time in September, 1919, the congregation, after due notice, passed and adopted by a majority vote of the congregation a resolution to the effect that'the trustees of the church be authorized to purchase a named brick building on which the church had an option, at the comer of 11th and Husband…