Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Morrow v. Hill
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 13, 1977No. 76-1229PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Locher,, J.
The judgment of the Court of Appeals allowing the writ is affirmed.
The issue presented by respondents for our determination is whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the local church had submitted to the hierarchical structure of the national church. Specifically, respondents contend that, when attempting to discern whether the local church is part of a hierarchical structure or an independent congregation, the courts must look only to the legal documents of the local church.2
Two broad types of church polity are generally recognized by the courts: (1) hierarchical and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. MilivojevichSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Serbian Orthodox Church Congregation of St. Demetrius v. KelemenOhio Supreme Court · 1970
- St. John Chrysostom Greek Catholic Church v. ElkoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
3Cited by17 opinions
- Tibbs v. KendrickOhio Court of Appeals · 1994
- Ann Wheeler v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Smith v. WhiteOhio Court of Appeals · 2014
- Harrison v. BishopOhio Court of Appeals · 2015
- Ohio Dist. Council, Inc. of the Assemblies of God v. SpeelmanOhio Court of Appeals · 2016
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