First Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Gardner
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 10, March T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Cumberland Co., Nov. T., 1908, No. 33, on verdict for plaintiff in case of The First Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Borough of Carlisle v. John H. Gardner. Assumpsit to recover the amount of a subscription to a church building fund.
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Appeal, No. 10, March T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Cumberland Co., Nov. T., 1908, No. 33, on verdict for plaintiff in case of The First Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Borough of Carlisle v. John H. Gardner. Assumpsit to recover the amount of a subscription to a church building fund. Before E. W. Biddle, P. J. When the defendant was on the stand the following offer was made: We propose to prove by the witness on the stand that prior to the adoption of the resolution which has been offered in evidence of December 14, 1898, Mr. Wile called at the place of business of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
The defendant admittedly subscribed the sum of $1,000 for the erection of a church and parsonage for the use of the plaintiff, under conditions set forth in a resolution passed at a congregational meeting December 14, 1898, as follows : “ That to bring this matter before this meeting, I move that the officers of the church be instructed to secure the property at the southeast corner of Main and Bedford streets for the building of a new church, and that they proceed as soon as advisable to erect buildings thereon, provided that three fourths of the probable cost of the…
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