Legal Opinion
Murrell v. Bentley
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 23, 1954PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarney, J.
This is a suit between members of the Klondyke Church of Christ, of Memphis, Tennessee, over the control and management of the affairs of said Church.
The Klondyke Church of Christ was established in 1936, and the defendant, R. A. Bentley, was a member of said Church at its beginning. In 1937 he was ordained an Elder in said Church by an Evangelist, a Bro. Dodd, who was white as distinguished from the parties to this suit and the members of the Klondyke Church of Christ, who are all colored.
Along with the defendant, Bentley, the defendant, Madison Green, and two other members, Garland and *565Doyle…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nance v. BusbyTennessee Supreme Court · 1892
- Standard Life Ins. Co. of the South v. StrongCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1935
- Carpenter v. WrightTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
- Mason v. WinsteadTennessee Supreme Court · 1954
- Banks v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Two Rivers Baptist Church v. Jerry SuttonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2010