Goesele v. Bimeler
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Ohio
[This was a bill in equity by John G. Goesele and others, heirs of Johannes Goe-sele, against Joseph M. Bimeler and others, for a partition of certain lands claimed by plaintiffs as the individual property of Johannes Goesele.]
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP
THE COURT.
The complainants in this case, claim to be tenants in common in a large property in Zoar, purchased by a religious society called “Separatists,” of which their ancestor was a member. Prom the facts stated in the pleading and evidence, it appears that in 1807 the society having suffered much persecution at Ball, in the kingdom of Wirtemburg, Germany, emigrated to the United States. They arrived at Philadelphia, in a destitute condition, where pecuniary aid was afforded them by the friend Quakers of London and Philadelphia. Whilst there, the society purchased five thousand…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Burt v. . Oneida CommunityNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Gasely v. Separatists' Society of ZoarOhio Supreme Court · 1862
- Su Lee v. PeckNevada Supreme Court · 1916