Legal Opinion
Hempstead v. Meadville Theological School
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 19, 1925No. Appeal, 32PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
The Meadville Theological School, which for two years had been carried on as an unincorporated association, was chartered by the Act of April 7,1846, P. L. 497. This statute is silent on the subject, but an amendment specifies that “its purpose is to give instruction in religion, theology, ethics, and preparation for the Christian ministry.” All the assets of the former association were delivered to the corporation, and much has since been added to them, until now it has an endowment of more than $1,000,000, and owns other property in excess of $150,000.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Bowman v. Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Grant v. SaundersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- Derry Council No. 40 v. State CouncilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- Humane Fire Company's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hempstead v. Meadville Theological SchoolSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Weisbecker v. Hosiery Patents, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Groome's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Ruby, Exr. v. Penn Fibre Bd. Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Hempstead v. Meadville Theological SchoolSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
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