Duvall v. Synod of Kansas of Presbyterian Church in United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri; Arba S. Van Valkenburgh, Judge. Suits in equity by the Synod of Kansas of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America and others against J. W. Duvall and others, and by James M. Barkley, moderator, etc., and others, against J. P. Shepherd and others. Decrees for complainants, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
CARRAND, Circuit Judge.
These are appeals from decrees entered for the complainants in the above-entitled actions, which were brought to quiet the title to certain church property situated in the state of Missouri. Generally speaking the controversy is between the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America and certain persons claiming to represent what was formerly known as the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
On May 24, 1906, the representatives of the Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland branch thereof, entered into an agreement by the terms of which it was substantially agreed that…
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