Fiske v. Beaty
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
H. T. Kellogg, Acting P. J.:
The plaintiff is bishop coadjutor of the Protestant Episcopal Church for the Diocese of Central New York. Prior to the beginning of this action he became the ecclesiastical authority of the diocese upon the written request of the bishop, made in pursuance of canon 17 of the general canons of the church. The defendant Beaty is an ordained priest of the Protestant Episcopal Church. He claims to be the rector of Grace Church of Cortland, N. Y., a church situate within the diocese over which the plaintiff has jurisdiction. The defendants Lowerre and Harvey claim to be…
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