Legal Opinion
All Saints Parish v. Protestant Episcopal Church in Diocese
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided April 23, 2004No. 3757PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, J.:
This is a suit involving All Saints Parish, Waccamaw (“the Parish”), the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina (“the Diocese”), the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (“the National Church”), and the descendants of the trustees (“the Does”) to determine who owns real and personal property located on Pawley’s Island, South Carolina.
In 1745, a trust was created for the “Inhabitants On Waccamaw Neck for the Use of a Chappie or Church for divine worship of the Church of England established by Law.” The trust was not recorded until 1767,…
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