Legal Opinion · Dissent

Komarynski v. Popovich

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 5, 1922No. Docket No. 33PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Wayne; Goff (John H.), J. Bill by John Komarynski and others against Andrew Popovich and others for an injunction and an accounting. From a decree dismissing the bill, plaintiffs appeal.

1DissentWiest, J.

Plaintiffs claim they are the lawfully constituted trustees of St. John’s Greek Catholic Church, a religious corporation in the city of Detroit, and they filed the bill herein to be so adjudged and to be entitled to the possession of the church property and records now in possession of defendants Andrew Popovich, president, Theodore Worko, Peter Poczywak, Ilko Procaylo, Mike Paslawski, Paul Fortuna and John Forys, who they say constitute the new board of trustees, but whose election to that office they attack and charge to have been illegal and void. The charges against the other defendants…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Borgman v. BultemaMichigan Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Bear v. HeasleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Attorney General ex rel. Dusenbury v. LookerMichigan Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Brundage v. DeardorfU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio · 1893
  5. Trustees of the German Evangelical Congregation of New Elm v. HoessliWisconsin Supreme Court · 1861

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Innovative Adult Foster Care, Inc v. RaginMichigan Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. Komarynski v. PopovichMichigan Supreme Court · 1925
  3. State Ex Rel. Palfrey v. SimmsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
  4. Horbal v. St. John's Greek Catholic ChurchMichigan Supreme Court · 1932

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