Bagley v. Carter

235 Ga. 624 (1975)

220 S.E.2d 919

BAGLEY et al

v.

CARTER et al.

30471.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Submitted November 10, 1975.

Decided November 24, 1975.

Bennett, Pedrick & Bennett, E. Kontz Bennett, Sr., for appellants.

Francis B. Houston, for appellees.

NICHOLS, Chief Justice.

This litigation involves the control of the property owned by the Benjamin James Church, a Primitive Baptist Church located in Pierce County, Georgia. The church has been in existence since 1884 as an unincorporated religious association. The deeds to the property involved in this dispute were executed to named trustees and their…