Legal Opinion
In re the Church of St. Francis de Sales
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 20, 1981PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Beverly S. Cohen, J.
The Religious Corporations Law provides that a religious corporation may not sell any real property without leave of the court, such leave to be sought pursuant to section 511 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law. (Religious Corporations Law, § 12.)
Pursuant to these statutes, petitioner submitted to this court an application for approval of a contract to sell a building located at 15 East 96th Street, to one Barry Trupin, for $2,000,000. Subsequently, the petition was amended to reflect the commitment of Mr. Trupin to pay an additional sum of $200,000…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Plaza Hotel Associates v. Wellington Associates, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Church of God of Prospect Plaza v. Fourth Church of ChristNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Church of God of Prospect Plaza v. Fourth Church of ChristAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Hine v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- In re St. Luke's HospitalNew York Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by4 opinions
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