Cushman v. Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd

Citations

• 162 Pa. 280
• 29 A. 872
• 1894 Pa. LEXIS 977

Syllabus

<p>Trusts — Bemoval of church — Ecclesiastical law — Equity—Jurisdiction.</p> <p>Where a bill for an injunction against removing a church from one location to another and the destruction of the original house of worship alleges that subscriptions were made and received for the erection of the building at the original location and for the purpose of building there a memorial t,o certain persons, a demurrer to the bill will not be sustained, as the question raised is not a question of church polity or of ecclesiastical power, but one of fair dealing between the church authorities and the contributors, over which a court of equity has jurisdiction.</p>