St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic Church v. Gengor

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

In so far as paragraph 8 of chapter 150 of the laws of 1914 (P. L. p. 263) purports to invest the trustees (or a majority of them) of the existing corporation, St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic Congregation, with authority, not then possessed under its constitution or laws,-or otherwise, to consent, without congregational sanction, to the “organization or incorporation” of that religious entity under the provisions of that enactment, it constitutes a legislative usurpation of power.

This body was organized on September 13th, 1897, under the…