Legal Opinion
In Re Church of St. James the Less
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 29, 2005No. 47 E.D. Appeal Docket 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
888 A.2d 795 (2005)
In re CHURCH OF ST. JAMES THE LESS.
Appeal of the Church of St. James the Less, Karl H. Spaeth, Gary E. Sugden, Becky S. Wilhoite and Robert Snead.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued March 9, 2005.
Decided December 29, 2005.
Jerome J. Shestack, Philadelphia, Brad Patrick Bender, Valerie J. Munson, Philadelphia, for Church of St. James the Less, Karl Spaeth, Gary Sugden, Becky Wilhoite and Robert Snead.
Adam E. Lyons, William C. Bullitt, Mary Elizabeth Kohart, Philadelphia, Meghan Cherner-Ranft, New York, NY, for Episcopal Diocese of PA and Bishop Charles E. Bennison, Jr.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jones v. WolfSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Maryland & Virginia Eldership of the Churches of God v. Church of God at Sharpsburg, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Presbytery of Beaver-Butler v. Middlesex Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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