Syrian Antiochean St. George Orthodox Church v. Ghize

This suit in equity is brought to recover a deposit in a savings bank standing in the name of “St. George Orthodox Church, Worcester.” Neither of those *76named as defendants in the suit claim title to the deposit. They defend simply to protect themselves. The deposit is claimed by the St. George Syrian Orthodox Church, which was permitted to intervene, and the suit became a controversy between the plaintiff and the claimant. The case was referred to a master. His findings of fact are final because there is no report of the evidence. Glover v. Waltham Laundry Co. 235 Mass. 330, 334.

The facts, so…