Harris v. Cosby
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Sharpe. Bill by P. H. Harris and others as trustees and members of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Birmingham against W. M. Coshy and others to- determine the right to possession to certain church property. Decree for respondents, and complainants appeal.
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Appeal from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Sharpe. Bill by P. H. Harris and others as trustees and members of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Birmingham against W. M. Coshy and others to- determine the right to possession to certain church property. Decree for respondents, and complainants appeal. There was no poioer in the General Assembly acting alone, nor in the General Assembly with the aid of an affirmative answer from a majority of the Presbyteries to the question submitted to the Presbyteries, to effectuate the union attempted to be consummated between the…
1Opinion of the CourtSimpson, J.
This is a bill in equity filed by the appellants as trustees and members of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Birmingham against the appellees, who are claimed by the bill to have abandoned the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and become members of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A.
The matter involved is certain property in Birmingham, Ala., which originally, belonged to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and is claimed by the respondents as representatives of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. by virtue of a union effected by that church with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, while…
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