Sisters of Mercy v. Lightner

The plaintiff is an eleemosynary corporation organized for the purpose of the religious advancement of its members, the education of youth and conducting schools, colleges, hospitals and charitable enterprises, and the owner of a 72-acre tract in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, upon which is located the Mother House and Mt. Mercy College and Academy. The defendant is a member of the Catholic faith. Pursuant to an oral contract between the parties entered into sometime prior to 1927, the defendant undertook to construct and donate a grotto and other structures on the said tract and in 1927 commenced the…