Legal Opinion
Rector, Church Wardens & Vestrymen of St. Bartholomew's Church v. Committee to Preserve St. Bartholomew's Church, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 11, 1982PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION of the court
Asch, J.
This case involves the proposal to sell a portion of the realty of St. Bartholomew’s Church in the City of New York for the construction of a high-rise office building. On this appeal, the appellant committee et al. seek to impugn the election by which the church membership approved the plan.
*426Subdivision 6 of section 43 of the Religious Corporations Law sets forth certain voter qualifications as follows: “6. Persons of full age belonging to the parish, who have been baptized and are regular attendants at its worship and contributors to its support for at least…
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