Legal Opinion
Presbytery of Elijah Parish Lovejoy v. Jaeggi
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 18, 1984No. 65853PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE M. FLANIGAN, Special Judge.
The principal adversaries in this church property dispute are plaintiff Presbytery of Elijah Parish Lovejoy, a presbytery of the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, (“UPCUSA” or “the national church”), and defendant Memorial Presbyterian Church of St. Louis, a Missouri pro forma decree corporation, (“Memorial” or “the local church”). At issue are their respective rights to property which prior to this action was in the control of Memorial.
On July 21, 1980, at a duly called concurrent meeting of the congregation and corporation of…
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- Hayes v. ManningSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
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