Legal Opinion
Crocker v. Stevens
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 26, 1993No. A93A0740, A93A0741, A93A0742PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
These companion appeals arose from a petition to dissolve the Conyers Community Church, which was a nonprofit corporation, and to dispose of the church’s assets. The church was organized in 1976, and its membership, at its greatest, numbered 70 to 80. By late 1989, the membership had dwindled to approximately 23, and the church’s board of trustees (which included Kenneth Crocker (the church’s pastor), his son-in-law, and a third individual) decided to sell the church realty to a commercial buyer for $725,000.
From those proceeds, the church satisfied a first mortgage on the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Georgia-Carolina Brick & Tile Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Presbyterian Church in United States v. Eastern Heights Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Baker v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Crumbley v. SolomonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. WestCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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