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LACY v. BASSETT

No. 14-02-01077-CV.

132 S.W.3d 119 (2004)

William LACY, Individually and as Representative of Williams Temple Church of God in Christ, Inc., Appellant v. Roland BASSETT as Administrative Manager of Williams Temple Church of God in Christ, Inc., Rufus Kyles, Jr., Debra Taylor, Darlynn Taylor, and Williams Temple Church of God in Christ, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

March 30, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick T. Dietrich, J.W. Beverly, Houston, for appellant.

Brent C. Perry, Jarvis V. Hollingsworth, Patrick Zummo, Chris J. McDaniel, Jon Mark Wagner, Houston, for appellees.

Panel consists of Justices EDELMAN, FROST, and GUZMAN.

OPINION

EVA M. GUZMAN, Justice.

In this case we are called upon to examine the application of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act1 to a church member's request for access to church financial records. The trial court dismissed William Lacy's suit against the Williams Temple Church of God in Christ, Inc. ("Church"), its bishop, and other church personnel (collectively "appellees") based upon the ecclesiastical doctrine. On appeal...

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