First Presbyterian Church of Perry v. Myers
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from the Probate Court of Noble County. STATEMENT OE THE CASE. This was an action prosecuted in the probate court of Noble county by tlie defendant in error, who was plaintiff in the action, to recover.an amount of money claimed to be due to him for services as minister of the defendant church. Judgment was rendered below in favor of the plaintiff, Myers, for a portion of the amount claimed. The defendant, the church, brings the case here.
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Error from the Probate Court of Noble County. STATEMENT OE THE CASE. This was an action prosecuted in the probate court of Noble county by tlie defendant in error, who was plaintiff in the action, to recover.an amount of money claimed to be due to him for services as minister of the defendant church. Judgment was rendered below in favor of the plaintiff, Myers, for a portion of the amount claimed. The defendant, the church, brings the case here. The petition averred the incorporation'of the church, and the employment of the plaintiff by it from the 16th day of September, 1893, to the 15th day…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
McAtee, J. :
It was assigned as error (1) that the paper denominated a “call” was admitted in evidence over the objection of the defendant, and (2) that the court erred in refusing instructions numbered 8 and 4 asked by the plaintiff in error.
The defendant in error argues in his brief that as the only errors assigned are those of the court in regard to the admission of documentary evidence designated as a “call” and the instructions given and refused, all such entire evidence is not before the court and the .court must affirm the judgment of the trial…
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