Legal Opinion
First Congregational Church and Society of Burlington, Iowa v. Evangelical and Reformed Church
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 1, 1962No. 27258_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants appeal from a decision of the district court dismissing their complaint on the grounds that all the matters stated therein had been previously adjudicated against all the plaintiffs and all classes of parties represented by them in a final adjudication by the New York Court of Appeals in Cadman Memorial Congregational Soc. of Brooklyn v. Kenyon, 306 N.Y. 151, 116 N.E.2d 481. Plaintiffs had sought declaratory and other relief below, based upon the asserted invalidity of a far-reaching agreement of church union. Judge Dawson ordered the case to trial…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Gart v. ColeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- CADMAN MEM'L CONG. SOC. OF BROOKLYN v. KenyonNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
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