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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BD. OF DIRECTORS OF FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST v. EVANS

199 N.J. Super. 160 (1985)

488 A.2d 1054

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING SOCIETY, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. DORIS W. EVANS, STEPHEN T. EVANS, ROY DOBBELAAR, A. WILLIAM FREY, JOANNE JANNUZZI, RUTH PFEIFER AND MARY BETH SINGLETERRY AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY AND THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH, PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 1, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Shrager argued the cause for appellants (Hannoch, Weisman, Stern, Besser, Berkowitz & Kinney, attorneys; James J. Shrager, of counsel; Susan R. Kaplan, on the brief).

John L. McGoldrick argued the cause for respondents (McCarter & English, attorneys; John L. McGoldrick, of counsel; John L. McGoldrick and Roslyn S. Harrison on the brief).

Before Judges MORTON I. GREENBERG, O'BRIEN and GAYNOR.

The opinion of the court was delivered by O'BRIEN, J.A.D.

Defendants appeal from part of a final judgment enjoining them from using certain words in the name of their church and in connection with their religious activities. The history of the Christian Science religion, the relationship of the parties, their contentions in this lawsuit, and the trial judge's reasons for his decision are fully set forth in the published...

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