GREATER MINISTRIES INTERN. INC. v. STATE

No. 96-01964.

689 So.2d 328 (1997)

GREATER MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC., d/b/a Greater Trust d/b/a Ultimate Pension Fund, Gerald D. Payne and Betty L. Payne, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Robert F. Milligan as the Comptroller and Head of the Department of Banking and Finance, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied March 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul B. Johnson of Johnson & Johnson, Tampa, and Eric M. Lieberman and Michael Ludwig of Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, P.C., New York City, for Appellants.

Harry Hooper, General Counsel, and Deborah Guller, Assistant General Counsel, Ft. Lauderdale, for Appellee.


PATTERSON, Judge.

The appellants, Greater Ministries International, Inc. (Greater Ministries), Gerald R. Payne and Betty L. Payne, challenge the trial court's temporary injunction which prohibits them from obtaining contributions to their organization on the basis that the "pledge agreement" constitutes an unregistered security. We affirm the injunction as to the "Double Your Money" and the "Double Your Blessings" programs and we reverse as to the "Faith Promises...

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