Legal Opinion
Maryland & Virginia Eldership of the Churches of God v. Church of God at Sharpsburg, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 9, 1968No. [No. 87, September Term, 1967.]PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarnLs, J.
The appeal in this interesting case was taken from an April 4, 1967, decree of the Circuit Court for Washington County (McLaughlin, C. J.) in two companion cases dismissing the bills of complaint filed by the appellant, The Maryland and Virginia Eldership of the Churches of God (Md. & Va. Elder-ship), a Maryland corporation and others against the appellees, The Church of God at Sharpsburg, Inc. (Sharpsburg), a Maryland corporation and its called Pastor, and against the Indian Springs Church of God (Indian Springs), also a Maryland corporation and its acting Pastor, seeking to prevent…
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