Sousa v. New York State Council Knights of Columbus Foundation

Petitioner seeks to have declared null and void an amendment to respondent corporation’s by-laws with respect to an election of officers, the election of directors elected at a special meeting of respondent and the election of officers and directors at an annual meeting on the ground that *475the acts complained of were in pursuance of an illegal by-law adopted by the directors of respondent in that such by-law is inconsistent with and contrary to the provisions of the Membership Corporations Law which provides for the election of directors by members of such corporations.

The New York State…