SUSTAR v. WILLIAMS

No. 46633.

263 So.2d 537 (1972)

Reverend H.D. SUSTAR, State Overseer for the Church of God in Mississippi, et al. v. David WILLIAMS et al.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied July 3, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Satterfield, Shell, Williams & Buford, Swep S. Taylor, Jr., Jackson, for appellants.

Harlon H. Varnado, John H. Downey, Jackson, for appellees.


RODGERS, Presiding Justice.

This litigation involves that which is commonly known as a church dispute. The crux of this case centers around property ownership of a church building. This is what happened.

Certain citizens of Jackson, Mississippi, associated themselves into a religious association known as the Church of God. The original church organization is located at Cleveland, Tennessee. It is organized as a hierarchical church association. It is governed...

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