Legal Opinion
Heath v. Butler
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 3, 1957No. 19743PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
In the present case the allegations and prayers seeking a recovery of damages failed to show any right in the petitioners to recover. If the New Hope Baptist Church is an incorporated church or religious society within the provisions of Chapter 22-4 of the Code, an action for the recovery of damages to the church property should be brought in the corporate name of the society. Jones v. Watson, 63 Ga. 679. A religious society that is not incorporated can not sue or be sued as such. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of N. Y. v. Inman Park Presbyterian Church, 111 Ga. 677 (36 S. E. 880); Kelsey…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance v. Inman Park Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- New Mission Baptist Church v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Kelsey v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Jones v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
- Dowdell v. CherrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Crocker v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Eastern Dehydrating Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965