Fernquist v. San Francisco Presbytery

WOOD (Fred B.), J.

Plaintiff recovered judgment for $8,000 for personal injuries sustained while working on a dormitory building being erected on land of the defendant Presbytery of San Francisco, a religious corporation. The defendant maintains the land and the buildings on it as conference grounds, especially for persons of high school age during summer months and for varied church activities on week-ends during the rest of the year. It is for the use of the entire presbytery, including its constituent churches and their individual members.

Defendant’s board of directors created a Conference…