Lovett v. German Reformed Church
New York Supreme Court
In E gouty. George Lovett, the plaintiff in the first above entitled suit, filed his bill against the corporation of the German Reformed Church, to foreclose a mortgage executed by Henry Gable and John H. Wiegand, individuals connected with the Dutch Church, calling themselves chairman and secretary of the board of trustees of the German Reformed Church, and who were at that time in possession of the church property, under a decree of the chancellor, but which was…
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In E gouty. George Lovett, the plaintiff in the first above entitled suit, filed his bill against the corporation of the German Reformed Church, to foreclose a mortgage executed by Henry Gable and John H. Wiegand, individuals connected with the Dutch Church, calling themselves chairman and secretary of the board of trustees of the German Reformed Church, and who were at that time in possession of the church property, under a decree of the chancellor, but which was subsequently reversed by the court for the correction of errors. In 1839 Gable and five others, claiming to be the trustees of the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
King, J.
These cases arise out of a controversy in relation to the trusts to which the temporalities of the above named religious incorporation are applicable; and the original case is reported as Gable v. Miller, (10 Paige, 627,) and on appeal, 2 Denio, 492. Gable and his associates brought a suit in the court of chancery, against Miller and his associates, claiming that the latter, as trustees of the above named religious incorporation, had committed a breach of trust in applying the property of the corporation to the promulgation and support of religious doctrines other than…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Miller v. GableNew York Supreme Court · 1845
- Gable v. MillerNew York Court of Chancery · 1844
- Judd v. SeaverNew York Court of Chancery · 1841
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