Legal Opinion
Presbytery of Donegal v. Wheatley
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 29, 1986No. Appeal, 2078 C.D. 1984PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Doyle,
Before this Court is a church property dispute involving facts substantially similar to those in Presbytery of Donegal v. Calhoun, 99 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 300, 513 A.2d 531 (1986) with which the present case was originally tried and later argued on appeal before this Court. We write this separate opinion to address issues which are specific to this case.
As in Calhoun, the present case involves an action in equity filed by the Presbytery of Donegal (Presbytery) requesting that it be given control of all real and personal property in the possession of a local congregation,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Presbytery of Beaver-Butler v. Middlesex Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Presbytery of Donegal v. CalhounCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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