Martin v. St. Aloysius Church

This is an action of assumpsit.. The declaration contains counts upon promissory notes, for money had and received and for accounts stated.

The defendant is a church corporation of the Roman Catholic faith, established in the city of Woonsocket in 1902 by incorporation under the law of 1869, amended by the law of 1871, for the incorporation of Roman Catholic churches. Under this law the Bishop, the Vicar General and the pastor of the congregation, together with two laymen selected each year by them from the lay members of the congregation, constitute the membership of the corporation.

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