Congregational Church in Groton v. Blood
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, to compel the defendants to deliver to the plaintiffs the communion service, records, and certain funds belonging to the plaintiffs. Facts found by the court. In 1804 or 1805 a Congregational church was organized and established in Groton, which maintained their organization until July, 1878, unquestioned.
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Bill in Equity, to compel the defendants to deliver to the plaintiffs the communion service, records, and certain funds belonging to the plaintiffs. Facts found by the court. In 1804 or 1805 a Congregational church was organized and established in Groton, which maintained their organization until July, 1878, unquestioned. A meeting of the church was called, to be holden July 27, 1878, at two o’clock in the afternoon, by a notice read from the pulpit by the acting pastor on the Sunday preceding. The meeting was called according to Congregational usage. On the next day (Monday) Blood, one of…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
If the question, What persons constitute the Congregational church in Groton? is a mere question of fact, it has been settled in favor of the plaintiffs by the finding of the court at the trial term. If it is a mixed question of law and fact (Hale v. Everett, 53 N. H. 11, 80, Holt v. Downs, 58 N. H. 170, 181), we discover no legal error in the finding.
It seems it was customary to call meetings of this church for the transaction of business, either by a «notice read from the pulpit on the Sabbath, according to Congregational usage, or by a personal notice to each member residing in town. A…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Holt v. DownsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1877
3Cited by1 opinion
- Pinkham v. GloverSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1898