Methodist Episcopal Union Church v. . Pickett

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The answer in this case having denied that the plaintiffs were ever incorporated as alleged in their complaint, it was incumbent upon them to prove their incorporation upon the trial. The defendant's counsel insists that the certificate introduced for that purpose, was insufficient to support the issue on the part of the plaintiffs; because the act for the incorporation of religious societies, requires certain preliminary acts in order to incorporate under it,…