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Remedies Keyed to Tabb, 8th
Sims v. Greene
Citation:
160 F.2d 512 (1947)Facts
David H. Sims was assigned by the 1944 General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to serve as presiding bishop of the First Episcopal District until the next General Conference scheduled for 1948. Sherman L. Greene appeared in the First Episcopal District claiming to be the presiding bishop, asserting that Sims had been unfrocked by an extra session of the General Conference and the Episcopal Committee meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas around November 20, 1946. Sims filed suit on December 2, 1946, alleging that Greene’s actions threatened his office, salary, and the administration of church affairs, seeking injunctive relief. The district court issued a temporary restraining order on December 2, 1946, which was extended multiple times, initially with Greene’s consent until January 14, 1947, but thereafter without his consent. A hearing on the preliminary injunction was held from January 13-17, 1947, producing twelve hundred pages of testimony. Greene moved to dissolve the restraining order on January 17, 1947, but the court continued the order and Greene appealed.
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