Furmanski v. Iwanowski
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 182, Jan. T., 1919, by defendants, from decree of O. P. Luzerne Co., May T., 1915, No. 12, in equity, awarding an injunction in the case of Adelbert Furmanski, Peter Stawinski, Theodore Janczewski and Joseph Krzyzanski, members for themselves, and such of the members of the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Polish Church and Congregation of Nanticoke, Pa., as care to join as plaintiffs therein, v. Rev. B. Iwanowski and Stanislaw Drozdowski, Frank Kublinski, Charles…
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Appeal, No. 182, Jan. T., 1919, by defendants, from decree of O. P. Luzerne Co., May T., 1915, No. 12, in equity, awarding an injunction in the case of Adelbert Furmanski, Peter Stawinski, Theodore Janczewski and Joseph Krzyzanski, members for themselves, and such of the members of the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Polish Church and Congregation of Nanticoke, Pa., as care to join as plaintiffs therein, v. Rev. B. Iwanowski and Stanislaw Drozdowski, Frank Kublinski, Charles Wasielewski, Paul Jacewicz, Peter Pytel, Gregory Wasielewski, Zygmunt Carlinski and Casimier Thiarowicz, Trustees of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
The evidence and argument in this case took a wide range, but we shall consider only the few important facts and the principles of law applicable thereto.
“The Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Polish Church and Congregation of Nanticoke, Pa.,” is a corporation of this Commonwealth, formed “for the purpose of the support of public worship according to the faith, doctrine and usage of the Roman Catholic Church.” It is located in the Scranton Diocese, and the bishop thereof appointed B. Iwanowski, one of the defendants, as priest of the church. Written complaints having…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MoirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Commonwealth ex rel. Braughler v. WeirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Krecker v. ShireySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- German Reformed Church v. Commonwealth ex rel. SeibertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1846
- Lane v. Commonwealth ex rel. Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
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- Sims v. GreeneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- Kaminski v. HoynakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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- St. Mary's Immaculate Conception Greek Catholic Church's PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
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