Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 14, 1929No. 6PublishedCited by 254 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brandeis
This case is here on certiorari to the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands. 278 U. S. 588. The subject matter is a collative chaplaincy in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese pf Manila, which has been vacant since December 1910. The main questions for decision are whether the petitioner is legally entitled to be appointed the chaplain and .whether he shall recover the surplus income accrued during the vacancy.
Raul Rogerio Gonzalez, by his guardian ad litem, brought the suit against the Archbishop in the Court, of First Instance of Manila, on August 5, 1924. He prayed for judgment declaring the…
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