Bentle v. Ulay’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 district · 2 state decisions

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1. ““That both bodies are representative in form and character, and not independent or congregational, is the controlling fact in the ease. It is not denied, but is in fact conceded, that, upon all questions of doctrine, faith, and discipline, the highest judicatory in each of the former organizations was the final arbiter. When the highest judicatory in each therefore agreed upon the unity of the doctrine and faith of each, the practice already being virtually the same, and this was followed by a submission of the question of union in the manner provided by the organic law of each organization for the submission of all questions, through the designated representatives, there necessarily resulted in fact, as well as in law, a union under the adopted name, and with it passed the title to all property not impressed with some other trust, such as might distinguish it.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Barkley v. Hayes