MELTON v. BARNES

No. 81-2217.

425 So.2d 1211 (1983)

Thomas MELTON, Jr., et al., Appellants, v. William S. BARNES, Presiding Bishop, John Forte, District Elder, and Lula Mae Bluntson, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 2, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irwin L. Langbein, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

William M. Holland of Holland & Smith, West Palm Beach, for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

The action below arose out of a dispute between two factions of a local church. Because we perceive an error which arose early in the proceedings as permeating the end result, we do not reach the merits of the ultimate determination in the form of a summary final judgment.

The trial court appointed a special master to conduct an election to determine whether a majority of the members of the local church wished to remain affiliated with the national...

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