Cohen v. Congregation Shearith Israel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by tlie defendant, the Congregation Shearith Israel in the City of Hew York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 18th day of July, 1905, upon the report of a referee.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
The plaintiffs are the eight children of Daniel S. and Adela Cohen, deceased, and the defendant is a congregation of the Hebrew faith,i incorporated in 1805 under the Religious Incorporation Act of 1781. (See Laws of 1781, chap. 18.) Adela Cohen died on the 28th of February, 1890, and on the application of her husband Daniel S., permission was granted to, and she was buried in the row *118in defendant’s cemetery at Cypress Ilills, for which a nominal charge was made, and the next space in the row reserved for the grave of Daniel, which space remained vacant until after his death,…
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