Legal Opinion

Schmidt v. Hess

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 15, 1875PublishedCited by 25 opinions

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Error to Cole County' Circuit Court. L The specific intent of the donor, if it can be ascertained, will be enforced. (Kinska vs. Lutheran Church, 1 Sand. Ch., 439; Hoff. Oh., 202 ; Bowden vs. McLeod, 1 Edw., 588; First, Const. Ch. vs. Cong. Soc., 23 Iowa, 567; Hannon vs. Drethen, 1 Spen. Eq., 87; Lawyer, et al. vs. Chipperly, -7 Paige, 281; Iiosea vs. Jacobs, 98 Mass., 65 ; German Ref.' Ch. vs. Comm., 3 Barr, 282,1 Watts, 227,1 W. & S., 9,6 Barr, 201, 9 Barr, 321, 6 Wright, 503, 4 N. S. 653, 1 Kenan, 243-; Key.ser vs. Stansifer, 6 Ohio, 363 ; .People vs. Steel, 2 Barb., 387; Baker vs. Tales,…

1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, Judge

This is a proceeding in the nature of a bill in equity, instituted in the Cole Circuit Court by plaintiffs as trustees of the Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church, by which it is sought to have vested in themselves, as such trustees, the title to a certain parcel of ground situate in Jefferson City, as a place of interment for that church, in conformity, as it'is claimed, to the deed of Christian Routzong, bearing date August 28, 1852, and to restrain the defendants, who are the trustees of the church known as the German Evangelical Central Congregation, and the members of such church, from…

2Cases cited2 opinions

County Court v. GriswoldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
Potter v. ChapinNew York Court of Chancery · 1837

3Cited by25 opinions

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