Legal Opinion
Post v. Dougherty
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 27, 1937No. Appeal, 26PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Kephart,
About the year 1872 the Holy Family Congregation, an unincorporated association, located in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, was created as a Roman Catholic national parish for parishioners speaking German. It was under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church and subject to its church canons and discipline. Buildings were erected consisting of a church, a parochial school, a convent and a rectory. Since the establishment of the parish the members thereof have always recognized and conformed to the canons and discipline of the Roman Catholic Church and have…
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