Legal Opinion
Brady v. Reiner
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 1973No. 13146PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Haden, Justice:
The subject of this appeal is an award of church property by the trial court to The United Methodist Church, represented by the appellees. The property in question is located in Union District, Monongalia County, and is generically described by the appellees as the Avery United Methodist Church of The United Methodist Church. The appellants, who are trustees of an independent church, called it simply the Avery Chapel. For purposes of neutrality it will be described in this review as the “Avery Church” and the designation is meant to include real estate, church buildings, a…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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