Pinelawn Cemetery v. Cesare

In an action, inter alia, to declare that plaintiffs property utilized or held for cemetary purposes is exempt from real property taxes, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated April 25, 1977, which, after a nonjury trial, (1) declared that it was not entitled to a tax exemption for three parcels of its cemetery land, (2) declared that the tax assessments levied upon such parcels for the tax year 1972-1973 were valid and (3) permanently enjoined it from interring any bodies in such parcels. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs or…