Legal Opinion
Covington v. Bowers
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 20, 1983No. AS-170PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
442 So.2d 1068 (1983)
H.S. COVINGTON, et al., Appellants,
v.
Thomas J. BOWERS, et al., Appellees.
No. AS-170.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
December 20, 1983.
Clinton E. Foster and Richard D. Ogburn, Panama City, for appellants.
J. Robert Hughes of Barron, Redding, Boggs, Hughes, Fite, Bassett & Fensom, Panama City, for appellees.
MILLS, Judge.
This appeal stems from a controversy between two factions of the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. One faction supports the Reverend H.S. Covington who was, and still claims to be, pastor of the church. The other faction no longer wants…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Partin v. TuckerSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
- Epperson v. MyersSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
3Cited by4 opinions
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