Opinion

White v. St. Elizabeth B.C. Board of Directors

45 La.App. 2 Cir. 213
37 So. 3d 1139
2010 La. App. LEXIS 820
2010 WL 2179573

Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Filed: Jun 2, 2010
Status: Published
Author: Caraway
On the bench: Williams, Caraway, Peatross
Cited by: 18 cases
Authority: More cited than 7.8%

The opinion

CARAWAY, J.,

concurring.

I would affirm the trial court’s ruling on the basis of the civil courts’ lack of subject matter jurisdiction over the relationship between a church and its members. I disagree with the statement that the statutory provisions for nonprofit *1145 membership, La. R.S. 12:210, govern membership in a church. The fact that St. Elizabeth Baptist Church has utilized the nonprofit corporation law of this state does not take this church membership conflict out of the ecclesiastical realm under allegations which plaintiffs now present. State ex rel. Johnson v. Tulane Ave. Baptist Church, 144 So. 639 (La.App.Orl.1932).

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