California Court of Appeal

In case involving an action by plaintiff church association against a member church and another church over an alleged takeover, judgment for plaintiff ordering enforcement of a reversionary clause in the member church's constitution is affirmed where: 1) record supports the court's finding that the member church had "de facto dissolved"; 2) there was no no error in the language of the judgment ordering the transfer of the member church's assets to plaintiff; and 3) the judgment against the other church was supported by the record.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/23/2007
• Published 08/23/2007

Judges

• BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Omar F. James, Johnson & James, LLP, Aptos, for Appellants, First Baptist Church of Los Lomas, et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward W. Smithers, Smithers Law Firm, Mary Ann O'Hara, San Jose, Maureen L. Tabari, for Respondent, Central Coast Baptist Association.