CLOUGH v. WILSON


170 Conn. 548 (1976)

SHERWOOD E. CLOUGH ET AL. v. DONALD WILSON ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released April 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Bayer, with whom were Dominic J. Squatrito and, of the New York bar, Kent Greenawalt, and with whom, on the brief, was Thomas P. Fitz-Gerald, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

Rolland Castleman, for the appellees (defendants).

HOUSE, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, JS.


HOUSE, C. J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court in Tolland County which sustained the defendants' plea in abatement and dismissed the action. The action had its roots in a schism among the members of a small religious organization in Manchester known as Plymouth Brethren. The dispute is over control of the meeting house in which the united organization worshiped prior to the schism. The six plaintiffs sought a declaratory judgment that they are...

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