Steinhauser v. Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. Suit by the Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey, a corporation, against Albert Steinhauser, individually and as administrator of the goods, chattels, and credits of Augustin Wirth, deceased. Judgment for complainant- (179 Fed. 137), and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
REED, District Judge.
The “Order of St. Benedict,” an association of religious men living in monastic life and incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, which will be called the complainant, brought this suit in the Circuit Court against Albert Steinhauser, as administrator of the goods and chattels of Augustin Wirth, deceased, a member of the Benedictine order of monks, and alleged to be a member of the complainant order, to establish an equitable title to certain personal property under an alleged agreement made by the deceased in his lifetime, whereby he agreed to account for and pay over…
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