Puffer v. Clark
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Kent; Brown, J. Bill by William M. Puffer and others, trustees of the Michigan Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, against Emily J. Clark and others, and the trustees of the M. J. Clark Memorial Home, for the transfer of title to land from plaintiff trustees to defendant trustees. From a decree for plaintiffs, defendants except defendant trustees appeal.
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Appeal from Kent; Brown, J. Bill by William M. Puffer and others, trustees of the Michigan Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, against Emily J. Clark and others, and the trustees of the M. J. Clark Memorial Home, for the transfer of title to land from plaintiff trustees to defendant trustees. From a decree for plaintiffs, defendants except defendant trustees appeal. For the administration of church affairs, the Methodist Episcopal church has conferences composed of all the ministers of the church resident in and performing functions as such ministers in particular districts.…
1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, C. J.
(after stating the facts). Passing the question of the right of the trustees of the M. J. Clark Memorial Home to contest the granting of relief to the appealing defendants, I consider whether it is true, as is claimed, that this court is without jurisdiction to hear and determine the appeals because they were made too late. We have held that parties — at least when not prevented from appealing by the action or non-action of officers of the court — must perfect appeals within the time limited in the statute, see Perkins v. Perkins, 173 Mich. 690, and cases cited in the opinion, and that,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Reynolds v. StocktonSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- First Universalist Society of North Adams v. BolandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
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- North v. GrahamIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
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