Trustees in Trust for First Society of Methodist Episcopal Church v. Clark
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Lapeer. Bill to quiet title and set aside .a mortgage. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtCooley, J.
The chief purpose of the bill of com*732plaint in this canse is to quiet the title of complainants to a certain parcel of real estate of which they claim to be in possession, and upon which is situated a house of worship. For further relief they ask that a certain mortgage which has been given to the defendant John Clark upon the premises be set aside. The following is a statement of the facts from which the legal controversy arises.
On the 26th day of February, 1863, apparently in contemplation of the organization at Newark of a religious society in connection with the Methodist Episcopal Church…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Phelps' v. . PondNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Bascom v. . AlbertsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Levy v. . LevyNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Holmes v. . MeadNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Tabor v. CookMichigan Supreme Court · 1867
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Harrington v. PierWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Bruce v. Central Methodist Episcopal ChurchMichigan Supreme Court · 1907
- Allen v. DuffieMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
- Colonial Trust Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Baxter v. . McDonnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
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