Board of Trustees of Methodist Episcopal Church, South v. May
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Noto. A. F. Evans, Judge. (1) Plaintiff is competent to institute this suit and to take and administer the gift to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, is an organized society not incorporated. It is old enough to have a history; cohesive and stable enough to frame and enforce regulations, rules and laws for the control and government of its property and membership.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Noto. A. F. Evans, Judge. (1) Plaintiff is competent to institute this suit and to take and administer the gift to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, is an organized society not incorporated. It is old enough to have a history; cohesive and stable enough to frame and enforce regulations, rules and laws for the control and government of its property and membership. The plaintiff is a corporate entity organized and maintained by that church for the purposes of holding, handling and transferring its property. All the…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
This is an action by plaintiff in the circuit court of Jackson county, Missouri, by which it seeks, first, to have the following clause of a will executed by Elizabeth A. Shrader, deceased, construed, said clause being:
“My Kansas City property on Olive street, No. 705 and 1489, will a portion be for the fitting up our graves be left in the hands of Wash Adams for that purpose; the remainder to be given to the Methodist E*. Church, South, and missionary cause.”
And secondly, to have said property sold and the proceeds applied to the payment of a mortgage of $700 thereon, and $500 to Wash Adams…
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