MILLS v. BALDWIN

No. 51588.

362 So.2d 2 (1978)

Craig MILLS and H. Savely McQuagge, Trustees of the Presbytery of Florida, Frank L. Elvery, Richard L. Scoggins, C. Franklin Beall, Louise Eyster, Reeves Bowen and Fred McGehee, As and Constituting the Administrative Commission of the Presbytery of Florida of the Presbyterian Church in the United States; Henry Ragans and Oscar Beck, Jr., As and Constituting the Session of the Madison Presbyterian Church in Madison, Florida, Petitioners, v. John P. BALDWIN, Individually and Claiming to Be Moderator of the Session of the Madison Presbyterian Church in Madison, Florida, Bruce M. Bryan, Julian DuRant, Julian Gibson, Theodore Gibson, A.L. Hughes, and Kirby Reichmann, Individually and Claiming to Be Members of the Church Session of the Madison Presbyterian Church in Madison, Florida, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Graham Carothers of Ausley, McMullen, McGehee, Carothers & Proctor, Tallahassee, for petitioners.

F.E. Steinmeyer, III, of Folsom & Steinmeyer, Tallahassee, for respondents.

Raymer F. Maguire, Jr., of Maguire, Voorhis & Wells, Orlando, for James E. Andrews, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, amicus curiae.

Edward D. Foreman and James W. Martin of Brickley & Martin, St. Petersburg, for William P. Thompson, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of The United Presbyterian Church in The United States of America, and for Robert L. Thompson, Executive Presbyter of The Presbytery of West Florida, Synod of The South, of The United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, amicus curiae.


SUNDBERG, Justice.

This cause is a petition for writ of certiorari to review a decision of the District Court of Appeal, First District, reported at 344 So.2d 259, which is alleged to be in conflict with St. John's Presbytery v. Central Presbyterian Church, 102 So.2d 714 (Fla. 1958) and Froelich v. Rowley, 102 So.2d 720<...

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