Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Gray
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided March 15, 1991No. 65418PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Abbott, J.:
The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and against the plaintiffs in a suit for an accounting of the financial affairs of an unincorporated, independent congregational church.
The trial court dismissed the suit because the plaintiffs, after the suit was filed, were expelled from membership in the church, and the trial court concluded they no longer had standing to maintain the suit. The trial court held it could not inquire into the regularity of the expulsion because it was an “ecclesiastical” action by a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Reid v. GholsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- Wichita Council No. 120 v. Security Benefit Ass'nSupreme Court of Kansas · 1934
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3Cited by6 opinions
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