SELDON v. SINGLETARY

22223

284 S.C. 148 (1985)

326 S.E.2d 147

Handy S. SELDON, James A. Miller, Louis Leach, George Jenkins, Willow J. Graves, Lonnie L. Merritt, Cephas Davis, Individually and as General Trustees of the Pentecostal Church of the First Born of the Living God, Inc., Appellants. v. Early SINGLETARY and Nero Whack, Individually and/or as Trustees, Deacons or Elders of the Deep River Church, and The Deep River Holiness Church, Respondents. Allene BRYANT, [and forty-four other individuals], as Members, Trustees and Deacons of The Pentecostal Church of the First Born of the Living God, an Assembly of Persons United by Profession of the same Christian Faith Meeting Together for Religious Worship, Of Whom Eugene Eaddy, [and nineteen other individuals] are Appellants, v. DEEP RIVER HOLINESS CHURCH, Early Singletary, and Nero Whack, Individually and/or as Deacons, Elders or Trustees of Deep River Holiness Church, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 28, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Kenneth Summerford, Florence, for appellants.

Charles E. Godwom Law Office, Lake City, and Karl A. Folkens, Florence, for respondents.


Heard Oct. 29, 1984.

Decided Jan. 28, 1985.

LITTLEJOHN, Chief Justice:

These two church property cases were heard separately at the trial level but were, by consent of counsel, argued together on appeal. Both involved identical church property located in Lake City. The church has heretofore been known as "Deep River Church."*

A dispute arose among the members over church policy, doctrine and control of the property...

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