Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Rich
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 4, 1981PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This action was brought by members of the parish committee (Committee) of the First Parish Unitarian Church of East Bridgewater (Church) who sought the appointment of a temporary receiver to determine the financial status of the Church, to administer certain Church property and to manage certain Church activities. A temporary receiver was appointed on October 28, 1977, and a temporary injunction issued against all Church creditors barring them from prosecuting any claims.
The Committee brought this action because of transactions undertaken by the Church’s minister, Paul John Rich, who, along…
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