Legal Opinion
People v. Branham
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1967PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarold E. Koreman, J.
This controversy has been .submitted to the court by stipulation of the parties on agreed facts pursuant to CPLR 3222. Plaintiffs seek a judgment declaring that the State University of New York has the authority to convey certain oil and gas interests which were acquired by it upon the merger of the University of Buffalo with the State University.
The mineral, royalty and leasehold interests in oil and gas involved in the controversy were originally acquired by the University of Buffalo at the time it was a private institution of higher education, under the will of one Ralph Hochstetter,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- St. Joseph's Hospital v. BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- State University v. Syracuse UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- State University v. Syracuse UniversityNew York Supreme Court · 1954
- In re the Estate of BoasbergNew York Surrogate's Court · 1966
- In re the Estate of DunbarNew York Surrogate's Court · 1964
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