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CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC. v. GRAHAM

No. 94-2803.

54 F.3d 522 (1995)

CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC., Appellant, v. Willie GRAHAM; Faith Mission Church of God in Christ, Inc., a Missouri Corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald C. Spradley, Kansas City, MO, argued (Douglas D. Silvius, on the brief), for appellant.

Douglas L. Carter, Kansas City, MO, argued (David A.E. Barnes, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BOWMAN, Circuit Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

The Church of God in Christ, Inc. ("Church") appeals from the district court's1 grant of judgment for Willie Graham and the Faith Mission Church of God in Christ, Inc. ("Faith Mission") on the Church's claims seeking control over Faith Mission's property and pulpit. We affirm.

I.

The Church is a large religious organization headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The Church's charter provides that...

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