Legal Opinion
Pilgrim Holiness Church v. Pilgrim Holiness Church
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 11, 1969No. Appeal, 232PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
The Pilgrim Holiness Church of Athens Township, Bradford County (Athens Church) was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation with the approval of and by order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County on November 1, 1937. Thereafter, real estate was acquired in the name of Pilgrim Holiness Church of Athens Township, Inc., upon which a church was constructed and wherein its members continued to worship throughout the years.
In the Articles of Incorporation, the purposes of the Athens Church corporation were set forth as follows: “3. The purposes for which the…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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