Brundage v. Deardorf
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio.
1Opinion of the Court
LURTON, Circuit Judge.
This suit involves the use and control of a certain church property known as “Fairview Church,” situated in Defiance county, Ohio. This property was originally conveyed, in 1874, to three persons, and “their successors in office,” as trustees for the use of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. The appellants, complainants below, claim to be trustees in succession to those named in the deed, and have been duly elected to their office by an annual conference having jurisdiction over the territory within which Fairview Church is situated, which is in fellowship with…
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