Legal Opinion
Gospel Army v. Los Angeles
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 9, 1947No. 103PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rutledge
This is a companion case to Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of the City of Los Angeles, 331 U. S. 549, decided today. Because we dismiss the appeal in this cause for jurisdictional reasons, the facts may be shortly stated.
The Gospel Army is an incorporated religious organization. The trial court found that it is “engaged exclusively in the promulgation, by literature and word of mouth, of its religious beliefs, by and through its auxiliaries, and in the procuring of donations in the form of money and articles of value in the prosecution and furtherance of its religious activities.” More…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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- Clark v. WilliardSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Department of Banking of Neb. v. PinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Gospel Army v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
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3Cited by53 opinions
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- Dedham Water Co., Inc. v. Cumberland Farms Dairy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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