Legal Opinion

Haney's Chapel United Methodist Church v. UNITED METH. CHURCH

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 24, 1998No. 1961162PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

716 So.2d 1156 (1998)

HANEY'S CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, et al.

v.

The UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, et al.

1961162.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

April 24, 1998.

Rehearing Denied June 19, 1998.

T.J. Carnes of Carnes & Carnes, P.C., Albertville, for appellants.

Will Beard of Beard & Beard, Guntersville, for appellees.

KENNEDY, Justice.

This appeal involves a property dispute between the United Methodist Church and the congregation of a local church located in Haney's Chapel, Alabama. The trial court entered a judgment declaring the United Methodist Church[1] to be the equitable owner of the realty and…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Jones v. WolfSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN, ETC. v. TankersleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  4. Shepherd v. Scott's ChapelSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  5. Lietz v. PfuehlerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Central Alabama Conference, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America v. MooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  2. Central Alabama Conference of African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America v. CrumCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  3. African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church v. Simmons Chapel ChurchSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  4. Mountain Lakes District v. Oak Grove Methodist Church ex rel. GreenCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2013
  5. Barter v. Burton Garland Revocable TrustCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2013

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