Legal Opinion

LaSonde v. Seabrook

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 3, 2011PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Acosta, J.

Petitioners are members of Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association (COBA), a labor union and not-for-profit corporation with over 8,000 members, all of whom are correction officers employed by the City of New York. Respondents are COBA as well as COBA’s President, Norman Seabrook, and its Recording Secretary, Karen Belfield. At issue in this case is whether respondents are obligated under COBA’s constitution and bylaws to call a special meeting at which petitioners can present charges of malfeasance and misconduct against COBA’s entire Executive Board…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Gramatan Home Investors Corp. v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Biondo v. New York State Board of ParoleNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Essex County v. ZagataNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Landau, P.C. v. LaRossa, Mitchell & RossNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Yonkers Contracting Co. v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1999

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3Cited by25 opinions

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