Legal Opinion
In re Doyle
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 2017Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Francois A. Rivera, J.
*824Petition of Dorothy Doyle for an order pursuant to Religious Corporations Law § 9 allowing the removal of the remains of Bessie Murray (decedent) from Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, for re-interment in Mount St. Mary’s Cemetery in Flushing, New York.
Background
On November 14, 2016, Doyle commenced the instant action for the disinterment and re-interment of the body of decedent, by filing an order to show cause and verified petition with the Kings County Clerk’s Office. There is no opposition to the instant application.
Motion Papers
Doyle’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Yome v. GormanNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Matter of Currier (Woodlawn Cemetery)New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Brunton v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Toppin v. Town of HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014