Legal Opinion
Saint John The Baptist Greek Catholic Church v. Musko
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 1972No. Appeal, No. 51PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
The appellants, members of St. John The Baptist Greek Catholic Church of Allentown [St. John’s], instituted this action in equity seeking to restrain the appellee, the Reverend Andrew C. Musko, from conducting services in St. John’s religious edifice, using the rectory, or interfering with the performance of *138pastoral duties at St. John’s by any duly appointed Orthodox priest. After extended hearings, the chancellor entered an adjudication and decree nisi dismissing the complaint. Subsequently, a court en banc dismissed exceptions to the chancellor’s adjudication…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Gabster v. MesarosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Schnorr's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
- Malanchuk v. St. Mary's Greek Catholic ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- St. John Chrysostom Greek Catholic Church v. ElkoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Archbishop Most Reverend Metropolitan Ambrose Senyshyn v. KarlakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- ARCHBP. REV. METRO. A. SENYSHYN v. KarlakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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- Archbishop Most Reverend Metropolitan Ambrose Senyshyn v. KarlakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- In re Archdiocesan Cemeteries, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County2014
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