Waters v. Hargest

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

This appeal arises out of a dispute between two factions of the Zion Hill Baptist Church of Upshur County, Texas. One faction filed suit against the pastor, the deacons and the trustees of the Church to compel them to call a congregational meeting so that the entire membership of the Church could vote to determine whether the pastor, Rev. J. J. Jones, would remain in that office. The suit also sought to compel the defendants to submit a full financial report of the condition of the Church. The defendants answered with a general denial and asserted a counterclaim…