Gray v. Christian Society
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed November 15, 1881, to restrain the sale of church property of the defendant corporation. Hearing before C. Allen, J., who ordered a decree for the plaintiffs; and the defendants appealed to the full court. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, J.
At a meeting of the Christian Society held on October 12, 1881, a vote was passed to sell the society’s house of worship and to remove elsewhere. At a meeting held on October 28, a motion declaring such sale inexpedient was defeated. Enough persons to have changed the result on each vote were present, who were opposed to the sale of the church, and who wished to vote; but they were prevented from voting by the presiding officer, acting in conjunction with the defendant Goodwin and others. The main question is whether these persons had a right to vote.
The answer depends upon the effect to be…
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