Georgia Code
Article 3 - Corporations Organized for Religious, Fraternal, or Educational Purposes
§ 14-5-45. Interference by Courts With Management of Church

Courts are reluctant to interpose in questions affecting the management of the temporalities of a church; but, when property is devoted to a specific doctrine or purpose, the courts will prevent it from being diverted from the trust.
History. Civil Code 1895, § 2362; Civil Code 1910, § 2835; Code 1933, § 22-408; Code 1933, § 22-5506, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 565, § 1.
History of Code section.
The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Bates v. Houston, 66 Ga. 198 (1880).
Cross references.
Exercise of judicial power by courts generally, § 15-1-3 .
Law reviews.
For comment on Presbyterian Church in the United States v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Mem. Presbyterian Church, 225 Ga. 259 , 167 S.E.2d 658 (1969), cert. denied, 396 U.S. 1041, 90 S. Ct. 680 , 24 L. Ed. 2 d 685 (1970), see 6 Ga. St. B. J. 438 (1970).

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