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BLEDSOE v. MORNINGSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH

No. A98A0361.

501 S.E.2d 292 (1998)

232 Ga. App. 122

BLEDSOE v. MORNINGSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH OF ATLANTA.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

April 8, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McClellan, Jr., Rome, for appellant.

Goodman, McGuffey, Aust & Lindsey, Edward H. Lindsey, Jr., Atlanta, for appellee.

POPE, Presiding Judge.

John Bledsoe, the former pastor of Morningside Baptist Church, sued Morningside Baptist, alleging that it wrongfully terminated his employment in violation of the church's constitution and bylaws. The superior court granted Morningside Baptist's motion for summary judgment, finding that it had no jurisdiction pursuant to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution since Bledsoe was asking that the court interpret ecclesiastical rules...

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