United States v. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Utah Supreme Court
In the-matter of an original application in the Supreme Court of certain school trustees in Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, to be allowed to intervene in this action.
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In the-matter of an original application in the Supreme Court of certain school trustees in Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, to be allowed to intervene in this action. The facts out of which this action arose are as follows: Section 3, Anti-Polygamy Act of 1862, provided: “ That it shall not be lawful for • any corporation or association for religious or charitable purposes to acquire or hold real estate in any Territory of the United States during the existence of the Territorial Government of a greater value than fifty thousand dollars; and all real estate acquired or held by any such…
1Concurrence
BobeMAN, J.,
concurred, and said:
Upon tbe order upon which tbe examination has been made, and upon tbe facts as proved, I deem tbe findings are supported by tbe evidence, so far as I have been able to examine tbe proofs.
In regard to tbe compensation to be allowed to tbe receiver and bis attorneys tbe following opinion was delivered:
*73Judd, J:
Sufficient appears in this case to show that in March, 1887, the congress of the United States passed an act, the seventeenth section of which is as follows: “That the acts of the legislative assembly of the territory of Utah, incorporating, continuing, or…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re WoolleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1875
- McCormick v. SheridanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
- People v. FreerNew York Supreme Court · 1803