Ohio State Case Law - Kirtland Temple Suit, Moss V. Bush, Brinkman V. Miami University, State V. Dalton, Norwood, Ohio V. Horney (Paperback)

Chapters: Kirtland Temple Suit, Moss V. Bush, Brinkman V. Miami University, State V. Dalton, Norwood, Ohio V. Horney. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Kirtland Temple Suit (formally Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints v. Williams) is an 1880 Ohio legal case that is often cited as the case that awarded ownership of the Kirtland Temple to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church). Though the case was dismissed by the court, the publication of the court's findings of factas if they had been the decision of the courtreinforced the belief by members of the RLDS Church and others that the court had considered the RLDS Church, and not The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the rightful legal successor to the Latter Day Saint church established by Joseph Smith, Jr. in 1830. Under the direction of Joseph Smith, Jr., Latter Day Saints in Kirtland, Ohio constructed the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio from 1833 to 1836. Smith and the majority of Latter Day Saints ultimately left Kirtland, settling in Nauvoo, Illinois. After Smith was killed in 1844, a number of churches arose, all of which claimed to be the rightful successor to Smith's church. Among those claiming to be a continuation of Smith's church were the Utah-based LDS Church, and the RLDS Church, led by Smith's son Joseph Smith III. In 1860, a probate court in Lake County, Ohio ordered that the Kirtland Temple be sold in order to settle still-outstanding debts that Joseph Smith, Jr.'s estate owed to various Kirtland residents. In 1862, the building was sold to William L. Perkins, a local businessperson. On the day of purchase, Perkins conveyed the temple to Russell Huntley in a quitclaim deed. On 17 February 1873, Jo...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2213732