Frederick v. Chapman

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Stabeer.

This action was brought “for the purpose of recovering possession of two pieces of real estate in the City of Rock Hill.” One of these is known and designated as the church property; the other, as the parsonage property. For the sake of brevity, we shall refer to the Wesleyan Methodist Convention (or Church) of America, as the connection; and to the North Carolina Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America, as the conference.

The plaintiffs, in substance, allege that the connection is a religious…