Moore v. First Ruthven Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Palo Alto District Court. — Hon. W. B. Quarton, Judge. Action on contract to recover a balance due for work and material furnished in the building of a church for the defendant. There was a directed verdict, and a judgment thereon for the defendant. The plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Sherwin, J. —.1 We cannot assent to the proposition that the secular' acts of religious corporations are to be governed by principles of law other than those applied to civil corporations. A. corporation formed for the advancement of religion and for the control of property for religious purposes may, to a very great extent, determine the rules by which its affairs shall be controlled; but when it engages in purely secular business, such as the building of churches, and the like, it becomes subject to, the same rules and principles which govern other corporations. Norwegian Evangelical…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McDaniels v. Flower Brook Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1850
- Watts v. Equitable Mutual Life Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Congregation v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Hardin & Sons v. Iowa Railway & Construction Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1889
- Church v. Johnson Bros.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1895
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- Wisconsin Lumber Co. v. Greene & Western Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Adam v. New England Investment Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1911
- Denecke v. WestSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
- Martin v. St. Aloysius ChurchSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1915