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Members of Church
Are Not Necessarily Members
Court rules that congregants have no standing
to challenge actions by members named in bylaws
When is a member really a member of a charitable organization, with the right to contest the actions of the corporation?
Two courts in Louisiana have recently had the opportunity to consider that question. They have ruled that congregants in a Catholic Church parish which had been “suppressed” by the Archbishop have no right to contest the decision of the three church officials named as members of the corporation in its articles of incorporation. (Fortier v. Hughes, Ct. of App., LA, , Fourth Dist., No. 2009-CA-0180, 6/17/09.)
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