MARSAW v. RICHARDS

No. 1-04-2902.

857 N.E.2d 794 (2006)

Roosevelt MARSAW, Chester Hudson, Clarence Brownlow, Loncie McCray, Eugene Price, George Gibson and Clord Jordan, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Marcenia J. RICHARDS, Lela Walker, Marie Oliver, Michael Morris, A.C. Richards, Jr., and Bethlehem Healing Temple Church, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied December 1, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Roman P. Storzer, Washington, D.C. (Roman P. Storzer, of counsel) and Burch and Associates, Chicago (Clarence L. Burch, of counsel), for Appellants.

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Chicago (William T. Barker, Terrance A. Norton and John R. Labbé, of counsel), for Appellees.


Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Reminiscent of the Israelites' flight from Egypt, this ongoing dispute over the leadership and control of the Bethlehem Healing Temple Church, Inc., in Chicago has followed an arduous and contorted path. We previously remanded to the trial court for consideration of plaintiffs' complaint after concluding the issues raised did not involve an impermissible inquiry into religious doctrine. On remand, plaintiffs amended...

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