HARRIS v. MATTHEWS

No. 479PA05-2.

643 S.E.2d 566 (2007)

Gary HARRIS, Joseph B. Kinard, John S. Eagle, Waymon Tate, Jr., Rayford Jones, John L. McGriff, and Lesley G. Bellinger, the plaintiffs suing on behalf of Saint Luke Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. v. Clifford J. MATTHEWS, Jr., Sharla Byrd, and Aaron Moore.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

May 4, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Knox, Brotherton, Knox & Godfrey, by H. Edward Knox and Lisa G. Godfrey, and John J. Korzen, Charlotte, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Poyner & Spruill, LLP, by Steven A. Rowe and Joshua B. Durham, Charlotte, for defendant-appellant, Clifford J. Matthews, Jr.


NEWBY, Justice.

This case, involving an internal church governance dispute, presents two issues. First, we must decide whether defendant has the right to immediately appeal the trial court's interlocutory order denying his motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because we hold defendant can appeal the interlocutory order, we also address whether the restraints of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, as applied to the states through...

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