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Knight v. Presbytery of Western N.Y

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 22, 1966
222 N.E.2d 738 (N.Y. 1966)

Opinion

Argued October 17, 1966

Decided November 22, 1966

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, GILBERT H. KING, J.

Charles D. Wallace for appellants.

John E. Leach and Roger A. Olson for respondent.

George Wilson McKeag for Ganse Little and William P. Thompson, individually, as members of the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, and as Moderator and Stated Clerk, respectively, of the General Assembly of said Church, amici curiae.



Order affirmed, without costs, in the following memorandum: The appropriation by respondent of funds for the purpose alleged in the complaint is within the authorization of section 5 of the Religious Corporations Law in accordance with the usages of the ecclesiastical governing body to which respondent is subject.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN and KEATING.


Summaries of

Knight v. Presbytery of Western N.Y

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 22, 1966
222 N.E.2d 738 (N.Y. 1966)
Case details for

Knight v. Presbytery of Western N.Y

Case Details

Full title:EARL C. KNIGHT et al., Appellants, v. PRESBYTERY OF WESTERN NEW YORK…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 22, 1966

Citations

222 N.E.2d 738 (N.Y. 1966)
222 N.E.2d 738
276 N.Y.S.2d 120

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