Legal Opinion
Trinity Lutheran Evangelical Church v. May
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 19, 1988No. Appeal, 30 T. D. 1987PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
Trinity Lutheran Evangelical Church of Clairton appeals an order entered on September 17, 1986 in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, making permanent a preliminary injunction ordering Trinity to turn over all property to the Western Pennsylvania-West Virginia Synod of the Lutheran Church in America and to refrain from interfering with Synod’s use of the property.
Trinity has raised the following claims of error for consideration by this court:(1) The chancellor abused his discretion in confining the appellants for contempt and in denying their request for a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
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