Legal Opinion
Purcell v. Summers
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1942No. 4876PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order dismissing a suit on the ground that state courts had first acquired jurisdiction of the res thought to be involved. The suit was instituted by certain bishops of the Methodist Church, suing in behalf of themselves and other members of that organization. Its purpose was: (1) to obtain a declaratory judgment to the effect that the union of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Protestant Church into one organization known as the Methodist Church was valid and that the Methodist Church had…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Gibbs v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Princess Lida of Thurn and Taxis v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. CopelandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
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