BLANKENSHIP v. ALTER

No. 36358.

171 Ohio St. 65 (1960)

BLANKENSHIP, APPELLEE, v. ALTER, ARCHBISHOP, TRUSTEE, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 1, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Hopkins & Hopkins and Mr. Gurdon Wilson, for appellee.

Messrs. McIntosh, & McIntosh, for appellant.


ZIMMERMAN, J.

It might be that this case could be decided on the basis that plaintiff was a stranger to any religious or charitable ministrations of St. Joseph's Church and hence was not precluded from maintaining and succeeding in her action. Cullen v. Schmit, 139 Ohio St. 194, 39 N.E.2d 146; annotation, 25 A. L. R. (2d), 181. However, we prefer to place our decision on a somewhat broader ground.

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