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First General or Six Principle Baptist Soc. v. Loomis

New York Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1888PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from special term, Onondaga county. Action by the First General or Six Principle Baptist Society of Willett against Aaron B. Loomis as president of the Free Will Baptist Society of Willett. Defendant moved for an order charging W. B. Place, William Wightman, and Irving Bell with the payment of his costs and disbursements. The motion was denied, and defendant appeals. Code Civil Proc.

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Appeal from special term, Onondaga county. Action by the First General or Six Principle Baptist Society of Willett against Aaron B. Loomis as president of the Free Will Baptist Society of Willett. Defendant moved for an order charging W. B. Place, William Wightman, and Irving Bell with the payment of his costs and disbursements. The motion was denied, and defendant appeals. Code Civil Proc. N. Y. provides as follows: “Sec. 779. Where costs of a motion directed by an order to be paid are not paid within the time fixed for that purpose by the order, or, if no time is so fixed, within 10 days…

1Opinion of the CourtFollett, J.

Appeal from an order denying defendant’s motion for an order charging William It. Place, William Wightman, and Irving Bell with the-payment of the taxable costs and disbursements incurred by the defendant in this action.

The General or Six Principal Baptist Society of Willett is a corporation duly incorporated pursuant to section 3, c. 60, Laws 1813. Place, Wightman, and Bell, claiming to be the trustees of the corporation, began this action for the-recovery of real property, the church edifice and grounds. The action was-tried before a referee, who decided that when this action was begun and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Giles v. . HalbertNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
  2. North Baptist Church v. ParkerNew York Supreme Court · 1862
  3. Foster v. DowSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1849
  4. Moulton v. LoweSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1851

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Pendleton v. JohnsonThe Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1891
  2. Metropolitan Addressing & Mailing Co. v. GoodenoughThe Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1891

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