Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Koch
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 25, 1934No. Appeal, 201PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Drew,
The Benedictine Order has a chapter at Beatty, Pa., which conducts St. Yincent Monastery at that place. The property of the chapter is held and its business affairs carried on by The Benedictine Society, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of this Commonwealth and composed of the members of the chapter. The head of the chapter, its archabbot, is the chief executive officer of the corporation, and its procurator occupies the position and performs the duties of treasurer.
In the spring of 1925 plaintiff was desirous of benefiting the society in the…
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