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First Christian Church v. Brownell

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided January 3, 1955PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.

These are five suits in equity to obtain orders for the distribution or for the application cy pres of certain funds held in trust by the respective petitioners for charitable purposes. The suits, which for convenience are referred to by the letters A, B, C, D, and E, were heard in the Probate Court. The petitioner in A, B, C, and D is First Christian Church in Fall River, a religious society organized in 1829. The petitioner in E is First Christian Union Society of Fall River, an organization which held in trust a meeting house and certain funds and property for the church. In all of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ensign v. FaxonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
  2. Monroe v. CooperMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
  3. Bolster v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
  4. Pattee v. StetsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
  5. Town of Brookline v. BarnesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Marotta v. Board of Appeals of RevereMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
  2. Veterans' Industries, Inc. v. LynchCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
  3. In re Richmond County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ChildrenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
  4. Kelley v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
  5. Stackpole v. Brewster Free AcademyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969

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