Legal Opinion
Green v. Westgate Apostolic Church
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 5, 1991No. 3-90-145-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Justice.
Westgate Apostolic Church (“West-gate”), a local assembly affiliated with the United Pentecostal Church International, Inc. (“UPCI”), sought declaratory relief and an injunction against Rev. Homer Green, the former pastor of the church, and his supporter, Joe Ross, Sr. Defendants counterclaimed for injunctive and declaratory relief and damages. The trial court declared that Westgate had affiliated with UPCI, which had characteristics of a hierarchical church; that Rev. Green had resigned as pastor of Westgate on May 7, 1989, and since then the church had been without a pastor;…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Brown v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1909
- Presbytery of the Covenant v. First Presbyterian Church of Paris, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Schismatic & Purported Casa Linda Presbyterian Church in America v. Grace Union Presbytery, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
- Mangum v. SwearingenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- First Born Church of Living God, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Masterson v. Diocese of Northwest Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2011
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