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COVENANT PRESBYTERY v. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

No. CV-14-891.

467 S.W.3d 190 (2015)

2015 Ark. App. 417

COVENANT PRESBYTERY, Appellant v. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Osceola, Arkansas, Appellee/Cross-Appellant v. Sun Trust Bank, as Trustee Under the Will of Stanley D. Carpenter, Appellee/Cross-Appellee

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, DIVISIONS I & II.

Opinion Delivered June 17, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford Law Firm, PLLC, Russellville, by: Josh Sanford , for appellant.

Branch, Thompson, Warmath & Dale, P.A., Paragould, by: Robert F. Thompson III , for appellee/cross-appellant First Baptist Church.

Rose Law Firm, Little Rock, by: Craig S. Lair and Bourgon B. Reynolds , for cross-appellee SunTrust Bank.

This appeal presents a dispute between church entities about who takes what under a testamentary trust. The circuit court ruled for First Baptist Church. Covenant Presbytery appeals that decision. We agree with Covenant Presbytery and therefore reverse on direct appeal, which moots First Baptist's cross-appeal.

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