When was it published?

July 30, 1867 in The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer

Domestic News July 30, 1867

The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Legal Or Court, Religious Event

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Dean Venable, D. Coffman, Mr. Lamb, Gov. Stanton

Q: What keywords are associated?

Supreme Court Appeals, Church Ownership Dispute, Lewisburg Church, M E Church, M E Church South, Greenbrier County, Writ Supersedeas

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia

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What is this article about?

On July 29, 1867, in the Supreme Court of Appeals, the case of Dean Venable et al. vs. D. Coffman et al. was argued over ownership of a Lewisburg church disputed between M.E. Church and M.E. Church South; lower court ruled for M.E. Church, now appealed.

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In the Supreme Court of Appeals, Monday, July 29, 1867, the case of Dean Venable and others vs. D. Coffman and others, upon a writ of supersedeas to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Greenbrier county, was argued by Mr. Lamb for the plaintiffs in error, occupying the time up to the hour of adjournment. Gov. Stanton will address the court to-day on behalf of the defendants. This case has excited considerable interest in the locality of Lewisburg, as the title to one of the Churches in that place is involved. The controversy is between the M. E. Church and the M. E. Church South, both parties claiming through Boards of Trustees, the ownership of the Church. The issue was tried in the court below and decided in favor of the M. E. Church, from which judgment the Board of Trustees representing the M. E. Church South, appealed. Court adjourned to 9 o'clock this morning.

What sub-type of article is it?

Legal Or Court Religious Event

What keywords are associated?

Supreme Court Appeals Church Ownership Dispute Lewisburg Church M E Church M E Church South Greenbrier County Writ Supersedeas

What entities or persons were involved?

Dean Venable D. Coffman Mr. Lamb Gov. Stanton

Where did it happen?

Lewisburg

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Lewisburg

Event Date

Monday, July 29, 1867

Key Persons

Dean Venable D. Coffman Mr. Lamb Gov. Stanton

Outcome

the issue was tried in the court below and decided in favor of the m. e. church, from which judgment the board of trustees representing the m. e. church south appealed.

Event Details

In the Supreme Court of Appeals, the case of Dean Venable and others vs. D. Coffman and others, upon a writ of supersedeas to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Greenbrier county, was argued by Mr. Lamb for the plaintiffs in error. Gov. Stanton will address the court on behalf of the defendants. The case involves the title to one of the Churches in Lewisburg, a controversy between the M. E. Church and the M. E. Church South, both claiming ownership through Boards of Trustees.