Legal Opinion
In Re Galilee Baptist Church
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 5, 1966No. 6 Div. 219-APublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARWOOD, Justice.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, In Equity, attempting to bring order out of a chaotic condition permeating the Galilee Baptist Church of Grasselli Heights, Inc.
It is stated in briefs by each party that the church has no constitution and no bylaws. Both parties, however, agree that the church has operated under a book written by J. M. Pendleton, D. D., entitled “Baptist Church Manual.” The flyleaf states that the manual is “designed for the use of Baptist Churches.”
In the appendix to this manual under “1. Business Meetings of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Williams v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Barton v. FitzpatrickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
- Highland View Baptist Church v. WalkerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
3Cited by21 opinions
- Abyssinia Missionary Baptist Church v. NixonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- Yates v. El Bethel Primitive Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Lott v. Eastern Shore Christian CenterSupreme Court of Alabama · 2005
- Alabama High School Athletic Ass'n v. RoseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- In Re Galilee Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
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