Legal Opinion

Keith v. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, ALGONA, IOWA

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 8, 1952No. 47877Published

1Opinion of the Court

50 N.W.2d 803 (1952)

KEITH et al.

v.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, ALGONA, IOWA, et al.

No. 47877.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 8, 1952.

Shumway, Kelly & Fristedt, Algona, for appellants.

Linnan & Lynch, Algona, for appellees.

MULRONEY, Justice.

The plaintiffs are regular members of the First Baptist Church of Algona. They seek for themselves, and for others similarly situated, an injunction to restrain the amendment of the articles of incorporation of the church. They name the secretary of state—whose office approves and files amendments to articles of incorporation— and the pastor and other regular members…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Mt. Zion Baptist Church v. WhitmoreSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
  2. Manning v. YeagerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
  3. Davis v. RossSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
  4. Calvary Baptist Church v. ShayMichigan Supreme Court · 1940
  5. Booker v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948

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