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ST. JOHN C.G.C. CHURCH OF PGH. v. ELKO

436 Pa. 243 (1969)

St. John Chrysostom Greek Catholic Church of Pittsburgh (et al., Appellant) v. Elko.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 11, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Hahalyak, for appellant.

John A. Metz, Jr., with him Richard M. Sharp, and Metz, Cook, Hanna & Kelly, for appellees.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, November 11, 1969:

This is an appeal from the final decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County holding that St. John Chrysostom Greek Catholic Church of Pittsburgh is, and always has been since its founding in 1910, united spiritually and hierarchically with Rome. The appellant, a member of the congregation and one of several plaintiffs in the court below, contends that St. John's was founded as an independent church, and...

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