Legal Opinion
Baptist Temple Church, Inc. v. Mann
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided July 17, 2002PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Paul G. Feinman, J.
This commercial holdover proceeding arises in the context of a larger schism within a church over its relationship with its *499pastor. Here, the petitioner church seeks to remove the respondent pastor from possession of the pastor’s office and other church premises. Respondent has moved to dismiss the petition on the grounds that it fails to state a cause of action, that the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction (CPLR 3211 [a] [7], [2]) and that the petition was not properly served. Although on the original return date of the motion petitioner requested…
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