Legal Opinion
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN, ETC. v. Tankersley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 17, 1979No. 77-688PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an action by appellees/plaintiffs, Corrie H. Tankersley, et al., a minority of the members of Trinity Presbyterian Church of Montgomery, Alabama (Trinity Presbyterian Church), and John Knox Presbytery, against Trinity Presbyterian Church and a majority of the members of Trinity to obtain control of the church's corporate entity and thus obtain dominion, control, and use of the property owned by that corporation.
After trial before the court without a jury, a decision by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS), which declared a resolution adopted by…
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