Legal Opinion

Merman v. St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 3, 1934No. Appeal, 76PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Simpson,

“The St. Mary’s Greek Catholic Church of Nesquelion-ing, Pa.,” was chartered August 31,1910, by the Court of Common Pleas of Carbon County in this State. The application for the charter states “that the subscribers . . . with their associates and members having formed a congregation.for the purpose of worshipping Almighty God according to the divine faith, doctrine, discipline and usages of the Holy United Greek Catholic Church, and being desirous of becoming incorporated agreeably to the provisions of the act. . . approved the 29th day of April, A. D., 1874, and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Schlichter v. KeiterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  2. Krecker v. ShireySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
  3. German Reformed Church v. Commonwealth ex rel. SeibertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1846
  4. Acri v. BrusciaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
  5. St. Casimir's Polish Roman Catholic Church's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Falsetti v. Local Union No. 2026, United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  2. Canovaro v. Brothers of the Order of Hermits of St. AugustineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Southern Traffic Bureau v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
  4. Bagwell v. Woodward Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1938
  5. Morris v. FeatroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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