Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, Inc. v. Timberridge Presbyterian Church, Inc.

The majority is mistaken in disregarding, as wrongly decided, Carrollton Presbyterian Church v. Presbytery of South Louisiana of the Presbyterian Church (USA), 77 S3d 975 (La. App. 2011), which is apparently the only precedent in the entire nation which is directly on point. Moreover, the majority has contrived an opinion which purports to make a thorough examination of the documents relevant to the “neutral principles of law” doctrine and to find the existence of a trust pursuant thereto even though it virtually ignores a necessary element of trusts.

As the majority acknowledges, Timberridge…