Taylor v. Jackson
District Court, District of Columbia
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Suit by .James A. Jackson, Joseph S. Burke, and others ■ against William A. Taylor, Pastor of the Florida Avenue Baptist Church, and others, to restore complainants to the roll of membership in the church. Decree for complainants, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from a decree in the Supreme Court of the District, directing appellants, as pastor and deacons, respectively, of the Florida Avenue Baptist Church (colored), in this city, to restore appellees to the roll of membership in the church.
At a prearranged meeting of the church, appellees were dropped from its roll of membership. They then filed their bill in the court below, alleging, inter alia, that the proceedings resulting in their expulsion “were unlawful and irregular,” in that appellees were not furnished copies of the specific charges against them, that they…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bouldin v. AlexanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Canadian Religious Ass'n v. ParmenterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
- Jennings v. ScarboroughSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1894
- Jones v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1890
3Cited by6 opinions
- Heard v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Baugh v. ThomasSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- Berrien v. PollitzerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Board of Incorporators of the African Methodist Episcopal Church v. GastonDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1972
- United States ex rel. Johnson v. First Colored Baptist ChurchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1926
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