Zimmers v. St. Sebastian's Congregation

For more than a quarter of a century St. Vincent de Paul Society, hereinafter referred to as the “society,” had been meeting on Friday evenings, on most occasions in one of the basement rooms of the defendant’s church building. It was customary for the parish buildings to be locked in the evening. Under an arrangement between the congregation and the society, keys to the locks were given to two of the latter’s members. It was the practice of one of the members holding such keys to, unlock the door leading into the basement for the admission of the society’s members, and to turn on the lights.…