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BROWN v. MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH

No. 51177.

124 N.W.2d 445 (1963)

Robert BROWN, Timothy Jackson, A. C. Evans, C. T. Tillman, Eddie Jones, Elder Owens, Appellees, v. MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, a Corporation, Rev. Wm. Phillips, Allen Robinson, Larry Ganaway and John Doe, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 12, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Yaneff, of Whicher, Davis & Yaneff, Sioux City, for appellants.

Henry T. McKnight, Des Moines, Robert C. Clem, Sioux City, for appellees.

HAYS, Justice.

The basic question presented by this appeal concerns the jurisdiction of the civil courts over the question of membership and the right thereto in a church organization.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church, is an Iowa non-profit corporation located at Sioux City, Iowa. The purpose thereof is to propagate the Christian Religion according to the faith of the Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Wm. Phillips was and is Pastor thereof. All other parties, plaintiff...

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