Hayes-Seventy-Third Corp. v. DeSapio

The petitioner is a stock corporation which sent to the Secretary of State for filing an amendment to its corporate name from “ Hayes-Seventy-Third Corp.” to “ Physicians Hospital, Inc.”. The Secretary of State refused to file the amended certificate on the ground petitioner was not entitled to operate a hospital and was not entitled to use the word ‘ ‘ hospital ’ ’ in its name.

The court at Special Term (16 Mise 2d 371) in this proceeding under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act has directed the Secretary of State to accept the amended certificate for filing and this appeal results from…