| Docket # | SJC-09856 |
| Date | September 5, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Civil, Complaint, Motion to dismiss. Religion. Jurisdiction, Ecclesiastical controversy. Contract, Construction of contract, Church. Conversion. Words, "Cease to exist". |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Catherine A. White |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the United States, Inc.: Lawrence R. Kulig, Damon P. Hart |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | MacKenzie: Howard M. Cooper, Julie E. Green |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
