Stallings v. Finney
Illinois Supreme Court
• Appeal from the Circuit Court of Saline county; the Hon. A. W. Lewis, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Saline county enjoining the appellants from in any manner interfering with the possession or control of a certain church building or with the meetings of the congregation of the Apostolic Faith Assembly.
The bill of complaint alleges that the Apostolic Faith Assembly is a religious congregation or society organized for the worship of God; that it is the legal owner and entitled to the possession of the premises in question, consisting of a building and grounds used for church purposes; that prior to the filing of the bill there was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Alden v. St. Peter's ParishIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Ously v. HardinIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
- Church of Christ v. Christian ChurchIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- German Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Congregation of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession v. Deutsche Evangelisch Lutherische Dreieinigkeits Gemeinde Ungeaenderter Augsburgische ConfessionIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
3Cited by11 opinions
- Reid v. JohnstonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
- New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church v. FisherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- First English Lutheran Church v. Evangelical Lutheran SynodCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1943
- Holiman v. DoversSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
- Ginossi v. SamatosAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
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