Smith v. Board of Pensions of the Methodist Church, Inc.

HULEN, District Judge.

Plaintiff instituted this action as a class suit.

Defendant is a charitable corporation organized under the laws of Missouri by pro forma decree of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. Its function is to hold, invest, administer and distribute the income of trust funds. The beneficiaries of the trust are superannuated ministers, their widows and orphans, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (now merged with The Methodist Church). Its officers also promote the raising of funds for the trust estate.

Plaintiff is now receiving a pension from the fund. Preceding the…