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CHURCH AT SEATTLE v. HENDRIX

No. 38366.

70 Wn.2d 302 (1967)

422 P.2d 483

CHURCH AT SEATTLE, Respondent, v. A.C. HENDRIX et al., Appellants, DANIEL STURGEON et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

January 19, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelley & O'Sullivan, by Thomas D. Kelley and William A. Noble, for appellants.

Jordan, Adair & Kasperson, for respondents.

HILL, J.

Two groups have been striving for the control of a small nondenominational church and its property since the death of its founder and first pastor. No good purpose would be served by detailing their differences, and we shall refer to the groups simply as appellants and respondents.

[1] There is no dispute as to the applicable law. It is conceded that the general rule of law applicable to a church, congregational and nondenominational...

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