Scott v. Trustees of the First Free Methodist Church
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Jackson. (Gridley, J.) Foreclosure. The defendant church appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, C. J.
The defendant first mentioned is a religious corporation organized in May, 1875, under the general statute concerning “Religious Societies,” Comp. L. ch. 108 ; and the complainant files this bill to obtain foreclosure of a mortgage alleged' to have been given to her by the society on their meeting house and lot on the 21st of March, 1877. The usual decree of sale was granted by the circuit court, and the society appealed.
The general question in the ease is whether in the state of facts presented the mortgage is a valid claim and lien against the society, and this general question depends on…
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