Chrapko v. Kobasa
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 39, Oct. T., 1921, by defendants, from decree of C. P. Butler Co., March T., 1920, No. 3, on bill in equity, in case of Michael Chrapko et al. v. Gregory Kobasa et al. Bill in equity for injunction. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Decree for injunction. Defendants appealed. Error assigned, among others, was decree, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
This suit in equity between factions is to determine the right of use and control of church property. In 1905, a group of people, speaking the Slavish language, met at Lyndora in Butler County to organize a church. The following year they erected a building, and in 1907 were granted a charter under the name of, and since known as, St. Michael’s Greek Catholic Church. In 1919 the church trustees, with the approval of a majority of the membership, chose the defendant, Rev. Gregory Kobasa, as priest or pastor of the church. He was not a Catholic, but at first…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Krecker v. ShireySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Schnorr's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
- McGinnis v. WatsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1862
- Roshi's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
- Kicinko v. PetruskaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Parker v. HarperCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
- Bungar v. St. Michael's Greek Catholic ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- McAuliffe v. Russian Greek Catholic ChurchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Nagle v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Powanda v. PidoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
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