Opinion ID: 1917626
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: WHETHER THE CHANCELLOR VIOLATED MISS. R. CIV. P. 54(c).

Text: ¶ 19. The fourth assignment of error presented by the Board of Deacons is that the chancellor violated Miss. R. Civ. P. 54(c) by granting relief for which no party prayed. Neither party cites any authority whatsoever in support of their respective arguments. That aside, it is axiomatic that the relief need not be limited in kind or amount by the demand but may include relief not requested in the complaint. See Miss. R. Civ. P. 54 cmt.; Turner v. Terry, 799 So.2d 25, 39 (Miss. 2001); Tuck v. Blackmon, 798 So.2d 402, 410 (Miss.2001). ¶ 20. It is unclear why the Board of Deacons would assign such an error. They filed their complaint alleging that there was in the by-laws a specific method for removing a pastor and that the Board of Trustees and members were in violation of those by-laws. All the chancellor did was prescribe a method of election, since it was clear the congregation's intentions could not be carried out under the by-laws. This assignment of error is without merit.