Legal Opinion

In re Dissolution of Susquehanna Avenue Presbyterian Church

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Decided March 16, 1938No. 4965Published

1Opinion of the Court

Parry, J.,

— This is a petition under the Nonprofit Corporation Law of May 5,1933, P. L. 289, sec. 1002, brought by the Presbytery of Philadelphia for *598a decree dissolving the Susquehanna Avenue Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, a corporation, and transferring the property held in its name to the Trustees of the Presbytery of Philadelphia, a corporation, on the ground that the respondent corporation has ceased to support public worship within the intent and meaning of its articles of incorporation. From the petition, answer, and proofs I make the following

Findings of fact

1. The Presbyterian…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Canovaro v. Brothers of the Order of Hermits of St. AugustineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Trustees of Presbytery v. Westminister Presbyterian ChurchNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
  3. Bouchelle v. Trustees of The Presbyterian Congregation at The Head of ChristianaCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1937
  4. Dochkus v. Lithuanian Benefit SocietySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
  5. Skilton v. WebsterPhiladelphia Court of Nisi Prius · 1851

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