Legal Opinion
Hinkle Creek Friends Church v. Western Yearly Meeting of Friends Church
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 11, 1984No. 1-1083A332PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEAL, Presiding Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Defendant-Appellant - Hinkle - Creek Friends Church (Hinkle Creek) appeals the trial court's order vesting the title, control, and possession of all real estate, tangible personal property, cash, bank accounts, and all other financial assets of Hinkle Creek in Plaintiff-Appellee Western Yearly Meeting of Friends Church (Western Yearly Meeting).
We affirm.
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS
It is necessary to preface our recitation of the facts by explaining the hierarchical nature of the Society of Friends, or Quaker, religion. A century-old decision of the Indiana…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jones v. WolfSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- White Lick Quarterly Meeting of Friends v. White Lick Quarterly Meeting of FriendsIndiana Supreme Court · 1883
- Price v. MerrymanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Hamilton County Bank v. Hinkle Creek Friends ChurchIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
- Bridgeforth v. ThorntonIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006
- Presbytery of Ohio Valley, Inc. v. OPC, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2010
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