Legal Opinion
Evans v. Shiloh Baptist Church
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 8, 1950No. [No. 48, October Term, 1950.]PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarkell, J.
This is an appeal by the plaintiffs from an order sustaining a demurrer to the bill, with leave to two plaintiffs, Evans and Coleman, to file an amended bill within fifteen days, and dismissing the bill as. to the other plaintiffs. Evans and Coleman did not file an amended bill.
The bill alleges that: In August, 1948 all the plaintiffs were “members in good financial standing” in defendant church. Plaintiff Evans then hád served for several years as assistant pastor, and plaintiff Coleman had served as secretary of the trustee board, of defendant church. The other plaintiffs have held various…
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