Legal Opinion
Sustar v. Williams
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1972No. 46633PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
263 So.2d 537 (1972)
Reverend H.D. SUSTAR, State Overseer for the Church of God in Mississippi, et al.
v.
David WILLIAMS et al.
No. 46633.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
June 5, 1972.
Rehearing Denied July 3, 1972.
Satterfield, Shell, Williams & Buford, Swep S. Taylor, Jr., Jackson, for appellants.
Harlon H. Varnado, John H. Downey, Jackson, for appellees.
RODGERS, Presiding Justice.
This litigation involves that which is commonly known as a church dispute. The crux of this case centers around property ownership of a church building. This is what happened.
Certain citizens of Jackson, Mississippi,…
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