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Westminster Presbyterian Ch. v. Trustees of Presbytery

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 6, 1911
96 N.E. 1134 (N.Y. 1911)

Summary

In Westminster Presbyterian Church v. Trustees of Presbytery (142 A.D. 855) the court assumed that the plaintiff, a charitable corporation, had been validly dissolved by an order of the Presbytery and, therefore, upheld the constitutionality of a statute whose effect was to transfer the control of the plaintiff's assets to the defendant.

Summary of this case from Matter of Mount Sinai Hospital

Opinion

Argued May 29, 1911

Decided June 6, 1911

Henry W. Jessup for motion.

Charles M. Parsons opposed.


Motion granted and appeal dismissed, with costs and ten dollars costs of motion.


Summaries of

Westminster Presbyterian Ch. v. Trustees of Presbytery

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 6, 1911
96 N.E. 1134 (N.Y. 1911)

In Westminster Presbyterian Church v. Trustees of Presbytery (142 A.D. 855) the court assumed that the plaintiff, a charitable corporation, had been validly dissolved by an order of the Presbytery and, therefore, upheld the constitutionality of a statute whose effect was to transfer the control of the plaintiff's assets to the defendant.

Summary of this case from Matter of Mount Sinai Hospital
Case details for

Westminster Presbyterian Ch. v. Trustees of Presbytery

Case Details

Full title:THE WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Appellant, v . TRUSTEES OF PRESBYTERY…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 6, 1911

Citations

96 N.E. 1134 (N.Y. 1911)
96 N.E. 1134

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