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BROCK v. BENNETT

No. 2163.

443 S.E.2d 409 (1994)

David T. BROCK, the Sole Surviving Trustee for Emmanuel Baptist Church, Jack Cantrell, Lawrence Allen Paris and Jimmy Shirley, Individually and as Representatives of Others Similarly Situated, Respondents, v. Mitchell BENNETT, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 4, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Thompson, Jr., and Scott D. Robinson, Lowery, Thompson & King, Anderson, for appellant.

Jack F. McIntosh, Anderson, for respondents.

CURETON, Judge:

This action arises from a disagreement over the physical and spiritual control of Emmanuel Baptist Church. The disputants are, John T. Brock, a former trustee, and Mitchell Bennett, the pastor of the present congregation. The trial court found that Brock was entitled to control of the church and ordered Bennett, the present custodian of the church, to surrender control of the church to Brock. We vacate the trial court's order and dismiss respondents...

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