Legal Opinion
Scotts African Union Methodist Protestant Church v. Conference of African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 16, 1996No. 95-5379UnknownCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Chief Judge.
At issue is the ownership of certain real property in Camden, New Jersey. The district court held that Plaintiff Scotts African Union Methodist Protestant Church (“Scotts Church”) was the valid titleholder to the property in dispute, rejected the counterclaim filed by Defendant Conference of African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church (“the Conference”) to quiet title to the same property, and enjoined the Conference from claiming any ownership interest therein. The Conference appeals.
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Background
Seotts Church was incorporated in 1915 as a…
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