Abrams v. Brent

HUGHES, Justice.

C. A. Abrams, d/b/a C. A. Abrams and Company, Contractor, sued W. S. Brent, pastor, and eleven trustees of the Mount Horeb Missionary Baptist Church for damages for breach of a written contract to construct a new building for the church.

Trial was to a jury. When appellant rested his case, the Trial Court withdrew the case from the jury and rendered judgment for appellees.

It was stipulated by the parties that the Mount Horeb Missionary Baptist Church was an unincorporated religious association with an independent congregational form of government, and that the pastor and…