Legal Opinion
Kessler v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 24, 2026No. 2025-12521Published
1Opinion of the Court
Kessler v Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
2026 NY Slip Op 03954
June 24, 2026
Appellate Division, Second Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.
Joseph Kessler, respondent,
v
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, defendant, St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Church, et al., appellants.
Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
Decided on June 24, 2026
2025-12521, (Index No. 520629/21)
Colleen D. Duffy, J.P.
Angela…
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