Legal Opinion
Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church of North America v. Kreshik
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 3, 1957PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHenry Epstein, J.
The Supreme Court of the United States has declared article 5-C of the Religious Corporations Law of New York, enacted in 1945 and amended in 1948 (L. 1948, ch. 711) to be an unconstitutional interference with the exercise of religion under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States (Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, 344 U. S. 94). The controversy which the statutes sought to terminate must now he decided on this action for ejectment free from such statutory provisions or the intent of said statutes. This court, within the borders of the decision of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in North America v. KedroffNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Kedrovsky v. RojdesvenskyNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Kedrovsky v. RojdesvenskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- Kedrovsky v. Archbishop & Consistory of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic ChurchNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
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3Cited by2 opinions
- First Methodist Church of Union Springs v. ScottSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
- Saint Nicholas Cathedral of Russian Orthodox Church of North America v. KreshikAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958