Legal Opinion
Lowe v. First Presbyterian Church
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 28, 1974No. 45679PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Underwood
Plaintiffs, the Presbytery of Chicago of the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (hereafter the Presbytery and United Presbyterian Church, respectively) and its Committee on Business Affairs, Budget and Building Counsel, filed suit for a mandatory injunction against defendants, the First Presbyterian Church of Forest Park and six individuals as trustees of the church, seeking to compel the conveyance of that church’s real and personal property to the Church Extension Board of the Presbytery. The Cook County circuit court denied defendants’ motions for dismissal of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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- Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Gonzalez v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of ManilaSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Dubs v. EgliIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
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- Clay v. Illinois District Council of Assemblies of God ChurchAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
- York v. First Presbyterian Church of AnnaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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