Legal Opinion
York v. First Presbyterian Church of Anna
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 9, 1984No. 5-83-0716PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Earns
This appeal concerns a dispute between a small local church corporation, the First Presbyterian Church of Anna, and its predecessor, the First United Presbyterian Church of Anna (Anna Church), and its denominational organization, the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA). Anna Church appealed from an order of the circuit court of Union County granting injunctive and declaratory relief in favor of UPCUSA and its governing bodies. The central controversy involves the ownership and control of the property of Anna Church.
Defendant-appellant Anna Church was formerly a…
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