Cooper v. Bell

Opinion oe the Court by

Chief Justice Ratlief

Affirming.

This action arose out of a dissension among the members of the First Baptist Church of Monticello, Ky. The appellants, who were plaintiffs below, in behalf of themselves and as representatives of certain other members of the church affiliated with their faction, instituted this action against the defendants, as members and representatives of the opposing faction. The petition is voluminous, and we will not attempt to give a detailed statement of all the allegations. The substance, meaning, an import of it is stated in the statement of…