Legal Opinion
Presbytery of Cimarron v. Westminster Presbyterian Church of Enid
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 9, 1973No. 45435PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Justice:
The present case involves a dispute between the parties as to the ownership of property, primarily two parcels of Enid real estate. One parcel had been conveyed to, and used by, an Enid Presbyterian Church as its headquarters and sanctuary for worship services; and the other was used as its manse or minister’s residence.
The instrument by which the sanctuary property was conveyed to the Enid Church was a general warranty deed, conventionally worded in all material respects, executed and delivered in 1928 by a Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison, of St. Louis, Missouri. The grantee was The…
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- Presbyterian Church in United States v. Eastern Heights Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Ramsey v. HicksIndiana Supreme Court · 1910
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