Legal Opinion
Baker v. Knapp
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 23, 2010No. 45,404-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaskins, J.
hThe plaintiffs appeal a trial court ruling granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant church and its pastor, who was accused of financial improprieties by a group of church members. We affirm the trial court judgment.
FACTS
T. Alexander Knapp is the pastor of the Mount Calm Baptist Church of Min-den, Louisiana, a nonprofit religious corporation. In January 2008, four persons claiming to be church members — Johnny Baker, Essie Calaway, James Odis Millner, and Zona Winston — filed suit against Knapp. They alleged that Knapp, and others designated by him as officers or deacons of the…
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