Yanthis v. Kemp
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Marion Circuit Court (15,371); Henry Clay Allen, Judge. Action by George Yanthis, and others, as trustees of the Second Baptist Church of Indianapolis, against William Kemp and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion
On Petition for Rehearing.
Roby, J.
1. Doctrine, discipline and creed are not matters of concern to the courts, except as they come incidentally in question in the adjudication of property rights, and the settlement of ecclesiastical questions is most wisely left to ecclesiastical tribunals. Lamb v. Cain (1891), 129 Ind. 486, 510, 14 L. R. A. 518; Gaff v. Greer (1882), 88 Ind. 122, 45 Am. Rep. 449; White Lick Quar. Meet., etc., v. White Lick Quar. Meet., etc. (1883), 89 Ind. 136; O’Donovan v. Chatard (1884), 97 Ind. 421, 49 Am. Rep. 462; Smith v. Pedigo (1896), 145 Ind. 361, 19 L. R. A. 433;…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Smith v. PedigoIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Gaff v. GreerIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- White Lick Quarterly Meeting of Friends v. White Lick Quarterly Meeting of FriendsIndiana Supreme Court · 1883
- Lamb v. CainIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
- Bear v. HeasleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
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