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St. Peter's Parish v. Urban Authority

U.S.
May 4, 1959
359 U.S. 435 (1959)

Summary

holding that the bishop owned the property in trust for the parish and he alone could dispose of it in accordance with the canons of the Roman Catholic Church

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Opinion

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA, WESTERN DISTRICT.

No. 749.

Decided May 4, 1959.

Appeal dismissed and certiorari denied.

Reported below: 394 Pa. 194, 146 A.2d 724.

Louis C. Glasso for appellant.

Theodore L. Hazlett, Jr. and R. J. Hopkins for appellees.


The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed. Treating the papers whereon the appeal was taken as a petition for writ of certiorari, certiorari is denied.


Summaries of

St. Peter's Parish v. Urban Authority

U.S.
May 4, 1959
359 U.S. 435 (1959)

holding that the bishop owned the property in trust for the parish and he alone could dispose of it in accordance with the canons of the Roman Catholic Church

Summary of this case from Peters Creek United Presbyterian Church v. Wash. Presbytery of Pa

holding that the bishop owned the property in trust for the parish and he alone could dispose of it in accordance with the canons of the Roman Catholic Church

Summary of this case from Peters Creek United Presbyterian Church v. Wash. Presbytery of Pa.
Case details for

St. Peter's Parish v. Urban Authority

Case Details

Full title:ST. PETER'S ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH v . URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF…

Court:U.S.

Date published: May 4, 1959

Citations

359 U.S. 435 (1959)

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