Legal Opinion
Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for the United States v. Milivojevich
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 24, 1975No. 46670PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kluczynski
This is a direct appeal granted under Supreme Court Rule 302(b) (50 Ill.2d R. 302(b)) from a judgment of the circuit court of Lake County principally involving a dispute over the control of the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for the United States of America and Canada (hereinafter the American-Canadian Diocese or the Diocese) and the property and assets of that diocese. The parties, as they are presently constituted, are as follows:
Plaintiffs:
Bishop Firmilian Ocokoljich
Bishop Gregory Udicki
Bishop Sava Vukovich
Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for the United States of America and Canada (the…
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