LUCAS v. HOPE

No. 74-3349.

515 F.2d 234 (1975)

Robert E. LUCAS, Ralph Mignerey and R. W. Jones, Sr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Henry M. HOPE, Jr., F. Lamar Fleming and Charles T. Wolf, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 23, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Harris, Jr., H. T. O'Neal, Jr., Macon, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

E. S. Sell, Jr., Wallace Miller, Jr., W. Warren Plowden, Jr., Macon, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before GODBOLD, Circuit Judge, SKELTON, Associate Judge, and GEE, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 23, 1975.

SKELTON, Associate Judge:

This case involves a dispute as to the title and possession of church property. A controversy arose among the members of the congregation of the Vineville Presbyterian Church, located in Macon, Georgia, and on May 27, 1973, a resolution was adopted by the congregation by a vote of 165 to 94 to withdraw from the Presbyterian Church in...

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