Legal Opinion

Two Rivers Baptist Church v. Jerry Sutton

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided May 20, 2010No. M2008-01730-COA-R3-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE June 11, 2009 Session TWO RIVERS BAPTIST CHURCH, ET AL. v. JERRY SUTTON, ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County No. 07-2088-I Claudia Bonnyman, Chancellor No. M2008-01730-COA-R3-CV - Filed May 20, 2010 Officers of a church appeal the trial court holding that under

Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-66-102

the members of the church have a statutory right to church records. We find that the members have a right to the records described in subsection (a) of the statute since such access is unconditional and since enforcing this right does not…

2Cases cited11 opinions

Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. MilivojevichSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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