Legal Opinion
Brown v. Camillus Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 9, 2001PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
—Determination unanimously annulled on the law without costs and petition granted. Memorandum: Petitioners, retired lifetime members of the Camillus Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (VFD), commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding seeking to annul the determination expelling them from membership in the VFD. Initially, we note that the determination was made pursuant to VFD’s constitution and bylaws and not “as a result of a hearing held * * * pursuant to direction by law” (CPLR 7803 [4]; see, Matter of Armstrong v Centerville Fire Co., 83 NY2d 937, 939; Matter of Mehdi v Board of Mgrs. of…
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- McGann-Wayne v. LippaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Mehdi v. Board of Managers of Jones Memorial HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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