McGlynn v. Hoban

Citations

• 42 Pa. Super. 478
• 1910 Pa. Super. LEXIS 356

Syllabus

<p>Church law — Affidavit of defense — Contract.</p> <p>In an action by an architect against a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, trustee of a congregation, for services rendered, an affidavit of defense is sufficient to prevent judgment, which avers that the congregation in question was a corporation, and that the clergyman mentioned in the statement of claim as having ordered the work, had no authority to bind the defendants, and had not been authorized by them to pledge the credit of the congregation in question.</p>