Legal Opinion
Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, Inc. v. Timberridge Presbyterian Church, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 21, 2011No. S11G0587PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the Court of Appeals correctly applied the “neutral principles of law” doctrine set forth in Jones v. Wolf, 443 U. S. 595, 602-606 (99 SC 3020, 61 LE2d 775) (1979), to this hierarchical church property dispute. See Timberridge Presbyterian Church, Inc. v. Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, Inc., 307 Ga. App. 191 (705 SE2d 262) (2010). Timberridge Presbyterian Church (“Timberridge”) is located on property owned by appellee Timberridge Presbyterian Church, Inc. (“TPC Inc.”), a corporation formed to hold and control the property…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Jones v. WolfSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Episcopal Church CasesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
- Presbytery of Beaver-Butler v. Middlesex Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- First Presbyterian Church v. United Presbyterian Church in United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Presbytery of Ohio Valley, Inc. v. OPC, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2012
- Peters Creek United Presbyterian Church v. Washington PresbyteryCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Rector of Christ Church v. Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Heartland Presbytery v. Gashland Presbyterian ChurchMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
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