State Supreme Court / Ga.

Presbyterian Church in United States v. Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church

Decided April 14, 1969. Benning M. Grice wrote the opinion for the court.

167 S.E.2d 658 · Cited 55 times

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Presbyterian Church in the United States v. Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church · 159 S.E.2d 690
Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. Decatur · 297 U.S. 620

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