Lake Brady Spiritualists Camp Ass'n v. Brown

The issue in this cause is whether appellee is a religious organization as that phrase is used in R. C. 2915.01(I).2 That section states: “ ‘Religious organization’ means any church, body of communicants, or group that is not organized or operated for profit, that gathers in common membership for regular worship and religious observances.”

The only portion of this definition in question is whether appellee gathers for regular worship and religious observance. It is undisputed that appellee meets the other criterion presented in R. C. 2915.01(1). The statute does not define what is meant by…