Original Lawrence County Farm Organization, Inc. v. Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

This appeal involves an examination of the authority and the justification for the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation’s expulsion of one of its members. The Chancery Court of Maury County held that so long as the parent organization did not act in an arbitrary, oppressive, or unlawful manner, the parent corporation’s reasons for expelling one of its members were not subject to court review. We affirm the court’s grant of summary judgment to the parent corporation.

I

The Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation (TFBF) is a Tennessee not for profit corporation. Its members are county…