SAPP v. CALLAWAY

17767, 17768.

208 Ga. 805 (1952)

69 S.E.2d 734

SAPP et al. v. CALLAWAY et al; et vice versa.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 11, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reeves Lewis, M. W. Eason and T. Ross Sharpe, for plaintiffs.

C. L. Cowart, for defendants.


ALMAND, Justice.

Headnotes 1-5, and 8 do not require any elaboration.

6. Where no civil or property rights are involved, civil courts will not review the acts of a majority of the members of a church having a congregational form of government in expelling members of the church at a regular conference of the church. Membership in such a church is not a property right. Where it does not appear that such church has adopted any fixed rules or regulations which...

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