Harris v. Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Miller, J.
The question before us on this appeal, while seemingly innocuous at first blush, severely impacts upon a fundraising practice widely utilized by charitable organizations. Simply stated, we are called upon to determine whether a charitable organization may interpose the defense of illegality to defeat the claim by the winner of a raffle who was denied his winning prize. For the reasons that follow, we are constrained to hold that such a raffle constitutes an illegal contract in violation of General Obligations Law § 5-417 and, hence, the defendant charitable…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Danann Realty Corp. v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Stone v. FreemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- F. A. Straus & Co. v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Holberg v. Westchester Racing Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1945
- People v. Shafer, New York County Courts1936
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