Clough v. Wilson

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court in Tolland County which sustained the defendants’ plea in abatement and dismissed the action. The action had its roots in a schism among the members of a small religious organization in Manchester known as Plymouth Brethren. The dispute is over control of the meeting house in which the united organization worshiped prior to the schism. The six plaintiffs sought a declaratory judgment that they are “the persons entitled to the control, custody and ownership of The Manchester Meeting Hall, Incorporated, including said real estate and all…