Gospel Tabernacle Body of Christ Church v. Peace Publishers & Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.:

This is an action to set aside a deed conveying property to defendant corporation and to quiet title to that property in the plaintiff. Defendant prevailed in a trial to the court and plaintiff appealed.

Plaintiff is an unincorporated religious society of Protestant Christians who own church property in the Argentine district of Wyandotte County, Kansas. The church was founded by the Reverend Reynolds Dawkins and is located at 934 Scott Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas.

On March 23, 1964, the deed which plaintiff seeks to have set aside was…