WILLIS v. DAVIS


323 S.W.2d 847 (1959)

Nelson WILLIS et al., Appellants, v. Rufus DAVIS et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 1, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Lunderman, Jr., C. Ewbank Tucker, Louisville, for appellants.

Brunow & Mulloy, Richard H. Nash, Louisville, for appellees.


STANLEY, Commissioner.

This legal controversy among members of the Eastern Star Baptist Church of Louisville is unusual in that it relates to an incorporated body and to a religious congregation or association of the same name. The corporation was organized in 1938 under KRS 273.020 et seq., to own and maintain property and to promote the Christian religion according to the doctrine and policy of the Baptist church. The charter provides for the conduct of its affairs...

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