Legal Opinion
Rye Psychiatric Hospital Center, Inc. v. Schoenholtz
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 1985PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
The issue of first impression presented on this appeal is whether the Business Corporation Law permits the number of directors constituting a corporate board to be determined by custom, usage and acquiescence, where there is no governing provision in the bylaws. We hold that it does not.
Respondent Rye Psychiatric Hospital Center (Rye Center) is a private psychiatric hospital incorporated in October 1973. At the time of incorporation, Rye Center had five equal shareholders who adopted corporate bylaws but failed to specify the size of the board of directors. In…
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