Legal Opinion
Emmanuel Churches of Christ v. Frances Foster
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 30, 2001No. M2000-00812-COA-R3-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE January 30, 2001 Session EMMANUEL CHURCHES OF CHRIST, ET AL. v. FRANCES FOSTER, ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for DeKalb County No. 98-60 John Turnbull, Judge, Sitting by Interchange No. M2000-00812-COA-R3-CV - Filed April 5, 2001 This is a dispute between a separating local church and the national organization over the church property in Smithville. The dispute involves the interpretation of two deeds, one in 1940 and another in 1943. The Chancery Court of DeKalb County held that the majority of the property belonged to the local…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Robinson v. Trousdale CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
- Hall v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
- Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Inc. v. Presbytery of Holston of the Presbyterian Church of the United StatesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church v. North Red Bank Cumberland Presbyterian ChurchCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1968
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