McGRIGGS v. MONTGOMERY

No. 96-CA-00248 COA.

710 So.2d 886 (1998)

Willie McGRIGGS, Sr., Edwin McGriggs, Henry Shears, Louis Lee, Alfred McGriggs, Jr., in their official capacities as Chairman and Members, respectively, of the Seven Star M.B. Church, Appellants, v. Carl MONTGOMERY and Grover Evans, individually and in their official capacities as members of the Seven Star M.B. Church, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

May 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford E. Knott, Jackson, for appellant.

L.J. McKinney, Jr., Columbus, for appellee.

Before McMILLIN, P.J., and KING and PAYNE, JJ.


McMILLIN, Presiding Judge, for the court:

¶ 1. This case arises out of a dispute between two factions of a church located in Hinds County known as the Seven Star M.B. Church. The factions are in a struggle for the right to control the assets and the operation of the church. For purposes of clarity, the two factions will be identified by the name of the apparent leader of each group, i.e., the McGriggs Faction and the Montgomery Faction.

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