Koppell v. Long Island Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children

OPINION OF THE COURT

Edward J. Greenfield, J.

The Attorney-General brings this action under the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law and EPTL article 8 to obtain injunctive relief against respondent Long Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (LISPCC) and its officers and directors.

The Long Island SPCC was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation under N-PCL 1403. SPCCs have an unusual status under the law. Although they are not governmental agencies, they are given some quasi-governmental powers in order to effectuate the corporate purpose of protecting children from abuse or…