First Baptist Church of Paris v. Fort
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Lamar County. Suit was brought by the First Baptist Church and others, against Fort and others. Plaintiffs recovered, and upon reversal upon defendant’s appeal obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
The First Baptist Church of Paris, joined by B. F. Fuller, Stuart Lee, S. H. Webb, W. F. Edwards, J. C. Hunt, R. M. Miller, and J. B. Johnson, who sue as trustees of the said church and in their own right as members thereof, instituted this suit in the District. Court of Lamar Countv against J. M. Fort, B. W. Lewis, S. B. M. Long, Mrs. M. C. Maxey, F. I. Williams, T. S. Preston, M. C. Spivey, G. M. Fortune, and the executors and heirs of Mrs. Emily Williams, deceased, naming them. Plaintiffs sought to recover the possession of certain church property, consisting of…
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- Miller v. GableNew York Supreme Court · 1845
- Gibson v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1847
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- Morville v. FowleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
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