Johnson v. Trustees of the General Assembly of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,

On May 24, 1961, Rose Johnson, the widow of Bishop Sherrod Johnson,1 instituted an equity action in the Court of Common Pleas No. 3 of Philadelphia County against the Trustees of the General Assembly of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic *33Faith, also known as The Churches of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith (Trustees) seeking: (a) to enjoin the Trustees from conveying certain property located in Philadelphia, Marlton, New Jersey, New York City and elsewhere in the United States; (b) to secure an accounting of all income…