Barrick v. Hockensmith

WEIDNER, J.,

STATEMENT OF THE PLEADINGS

At issue in this proceeding is the use to which a *477tract of land belonging to defendants, Orval W. and Betty Hockensmith, shall be devoted. The tract is located in Upper Mifflin Township, Cumberland County, Pa., and, with the structure which occupies a portion of it, has in the past been used as a burial ground and church.

Despite the structure’s abandonment by religious organizations and the burial ground’s infrequent use, plaintiff, Emory E. Barrick, prays that the former uses be continued by defendants. To this end, plaintiff seeks to appoint as the…