Calkins v. Cheney
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. S. Williams, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, by Allen C. Calkins, James O. Cleveland and Henry F. Jennison, pew-owners in the house of worship of Christ Church Parish, Chicago, filed in May, 1872, in behalf of themselves and such other members of said parish “as adhere to the laws, doctrines, worship, discipline and government of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and in…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. S. Williams, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, by Allen C. Calkins, James O. Cleveland and Henry F. Jennison, pew-owners in the house of worship of Christ Church Parish, Chicago, filed in May, 1872, in behalf of themselves and such other members of said parish “as adhere to the laws, doctrines, worship, discipline and government of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and in the diocese of Illinois, and in behalf of such other persons as contributed money or other means toward the acquirement of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
The parish or congregation of Christ Church, in Chicago, was incorporated iu 1855, under the general laws of this State providing for the incorporation of religious societies, and trustees for the corporation were duly appointed. The lot of ground whereon is the house of worship and the parsonage, although contracted for prior to the incorporation, was not conveyed until in November, 1862. The deed conveying the property is simply to the “ Trustees of Christ Church,” and contains no express declaration of trust, nor is there any separate written declaration of trust by the trustees. A portion…
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