· 2/3/1975
Church of God in Christ, Inc. v. Reverend A. L. Cawthon
Citations
- 507 F.2d 599
- 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 16272
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- the reverend and his followers could withdraw from the national church and form an independent group, but when they did so, they relinquished their rights in and to the local church property
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Judges: Rives, Godbold, Gee
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