COLES v. WILBURN

33427.

241 Ga. 322 (1978)

245 S.E.2d 273

COLES et al. v. WILBURN et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 25, 1978.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parks, Jackson & Howell, George L. Howell, for appellants.

Heard, Leverett & Adams, Robert A. Johnson, for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

Bishop Joseph C. Coles, Jr., and the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the trustees of the Rucker's Grove Church. The trial court rules that the local church retained the church property after the members voted 153 to 7 to withdraw from the connectional C. M. E. church. We find this case is controlled by Jones v. Wolf, 241 Ga. 208 (1978), and Carnes v. Smith...

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