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Mass. Land Ct.: “Church, Not Town, Owns Cemetery”

August 31, 2017by Josh S. Tatum in cemeteries, land use, Massachusetts

Mass. Land Ct.: “Church, Not Town, Owns Cemetery.”
Religion Clause reports here on First Congregational Church of Harwich v. Eldredge, (Mass. Land Ct.., Aug. 18, 2017). The Cape Cod Chronical reports here.

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