Legal Opinion · Dissent
Archbishop Most Reverend Metropolitan Ambrose Senyshyn v. Karlak
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 7, 1975No. 85Published
1DissentRoberts, Justice
The majority today continues the practice of impermissibly deciding disputes over control of church property on ecclesiastical grounds. See Saint John the Baptist Greek Catholic Church v. Musko, 448 Pa. 136, 143, 292 A.2d 319, 322 (1972) (concurring opinion of Roberts, J., joined by Nix & Manderino, JJ.); St. John Chrysostom Greek Catholic Church v. Elko, 436 Pa. 243, 256, 259 A.2d 419, 425 (1969) (dissenting opinion). Under what I view as the proper rule of law, appellee has failed to show any basis for relief and the decree in his favor must be reversed. I therefore dissent.
Appellants claim…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bentman v. Seventh Ward Democratic Executive CommitteeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- St. John Chrysostom Greek Catholic Church v. ElkoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Saint John The Baptist Greek Catholic Church v. MuskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972