Reis v. Rohde
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the Onondaga Special Term denying a motion to vacate an injunction which restrained the'defendants, until the further order of the court, from in any way interfering with the plaintiffs in the use, enjoyment and possession of a church edifice belonging to a religious corporation, or interfering with the individual plaintiffs in acting as trustees thereof, and also restraining defendants from acting as trustees..
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Appeal from an order of the Onondaga Special Term denying a motion to vacate an injunction which restrained the'defendants, until the further order of the court, from in any way interfering with the plaintiffs in the use, enjoyment and possession of a church edifice belonging to a religious corporation, or interfering with the individual plaintiffs in acting as trustees thereof, and also restraining defendants from acting as trustees.. The action was brought by a religious corporation, and four persons claiming to be trustees of it, against five other persons who claimed to have been duly…
1Opinion of the Court
Merwin, J.:
The number of the trustees of the corporation plaintiff was seven. Prior to December 18, 1883, the offices of four of them had been judicially declared vacant. The office of one more expired January 1,1881. Eor the purpose of filling those vacancies existing, and to exist, an election was in proper form called for December 18, 1883. Two elders were chosen as presiding officers, and they under the statute were the persons to .certify as to the result of the election. The defendants claim they were elected and one of the presiding officers so certifies. The plaintiffs Reis, *162Korb,…
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