Rosenberger v. Jamison

The underlying controversy in this case is over how the First Baptist Church of Micanopy, Inc., (“Church”) should be governed. The parties have divergent beliefs about church governance, and their disagreement fueled a struggle for control of the Church. Their power struggle ended up in circuit court, where the ousted group sued the Church and its pastors for breach of fiduciary duty. The plaintiffs, 1 Appellants in this court, alleged that the defen dants 2 acted unlawfully by failing to follow the procedures set forth in the Church’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws for removing…