King v. Smith

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This action was brought by M. F. King, J. S. Nuckols, and W. M. Thompson, alleged members of the Wabash Baptist church of Wichita, against B. Alard Smith and his wife, who are respectively pastor and secretary of that church, to enjoin them from acting in the capacities named, also from withholding the keys of the church and interfering with meetings desired to be held therein. Temporary injunction was allowed, and upon a trial the court held that there had been irregularities in the meetings in which certain members had been expelled…