Legal Opinion
Draskovich v. Pasalich
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 20, 1972No. 172A13PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharp, J.
This case involves a dispute between two contesting groups in the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church and School Parish of St. Peter and St. Paul in South Bend, Indiana, hereinafter called local church, for the use and control of the church property.
To understand the contentions of the parties it is necessary to outline certain developments within the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church whose See is in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, hereinafter called Mother Church, particularly certain events in the year 1963 and since.
Generally the Mother Church is a part of the Eastern Orthodox branch of the Christian…
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