Opinion

Beard v. Francis

  • 43 Tenn. App. 513
  • 309 S.W.2d 788
  • 1957 Tenn. App. LEXIS 134
Court
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Filed
Aug 19, 1957
Status
Published
Author
McAMIS
On the bench
McAmis, Hale, Howard
Cited by
2 cases

The opinion

On Petition to Eehear.

McAMIS, P.J.

A reference is made in the petition to rehear to the organization of the Evensville Baptist Church as a “Southern Baptist Convention church.” The reply brief concedes that it “was organized to adhere to the doctrinal standards and tests of Southern Baptist Convention affiliated churches.” Thus the determinative question remains: Does non-cooperation imply such a radical and fundamental departure from established doctrines and beliefs as to warrant a finding of a breach of *523 trust imposed on the church property or is cooperation merely a procedural implementation of the doctrines and beliefs common to all Southern Baptist Convention churches 1

The petition to rehear fails to convince us we erred in our original determination of these questions and it would serve no useful purpose to repeat here the reasons which led us to the conclusions set forth in our original opinion. The petition to rehear is, accordingly, denied.

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