Disturbances

Injunction, Closing Church, Paying Money, Disturbances

From the book The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law, about Injunction, Closing Church, Paying Money, Disturbances (1): A court of equity will issue an injunction against the trustees of a church from wrongfully closing it or keeping it closed even against a small minority.382 Church property vested in trustees of a religious body is held under trust and a court of equity has jurisdiction to enforce the trust.383 A court of equity may restrain the trustees of a church from paying money to a duly deposed minister.384 But a court of equity will not interfere to quell religious disturbances when no question as to property or civil rights is involved. The board of trustees of a church can not remove a priest against the will of the congregation.385

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Notes and References

1. Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church and Grave (1909), Benziger Brothers, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago

See Also

• Religion
• Church