Baker v. Ducker
California Supreme Court
Appeal from, a judgment of the Superior Court of the county of San Joaquin, and from an order denying a new trial. The defendants were sued as trustees of the German Lutheran Zion Society, a corporation, and the complaint, in addition to the facts stated in the opinion, set out that the plaintiffs, and those with whom they are associated, and for whose benefit the action is prosecuted, “are a body of Christians who receive the Heidelberg Catechism as its doctrinal standard,”…
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Appeal from, a judgment of the Superior Court of the county of San Joaquin, and from an order denying a new trial. The defendants were sued as trustees of the German Lutheran Zion Society, a corporation, and the complaint, in addition to the facts stated in the opinion, set out that the plaintiffs, and those with whom they are associated, and for whose benefit the action is prosecuted, “are a body of Christians who receive the Heidelberg Catechism as its doctrinal standard,” and particularly described the constitution, government, and general tenets of the Reformed Church in the United…
1Opinion of the Court
Belcher, C. C.
This is an action to recover for the use of the members of the First Reformed Church of the City of Stockton a lot of land with the dwelling-house thereon, which is situate in the city of Stockton, and was purchased and formerly used as a parsonage for the church. The defendants demurred to the complaint, on the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action; that it was indefinite and uncertain in certain specified particulars; and that the plaintiffs had not legal capacity to sue and maintain the action. The demurrer was overruled, and thereupon…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Kniskern v. Lutheran Churches of St. John's & St. Peter'sNew York Court of Chancery · 1844
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- Rosicrucian Fellowship v. Rosicrucian Fellowship Non-Sectarian ChurchCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
- Smith v. PedigoIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Wheelock v. First Presbyterian Church of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
- New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church v. FisherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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