Legal Opinion
Kelley v. Riverside Boulevard Independent Church of God
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 28, 1976No. 75-419PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GUILD
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is a religious property dispute. The plaintiffs are B. L. Kelley, Harold Downing and Larry Petty, who are the members of the State Board of Trustees for the Church of God, State of Illinois, hereinafter collectively referred to as plaintiffs. The plaintiffs filed a declaratory judgment action asking that certain deeds be set aside and that conveyances be made to them of certain real estate situated in the City of Rockford. They also sought an accounting for the personal property controlled by certain of the defendants. The…
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