Legal Opinion
Episcopal Diocese v. Harnish
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 2008PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
The question before this Court is whether defendant All Saints Protestant Episcopal Church (All Saints, or the parish) held its real and personal property in trust for the benefit of plaintiff Episcopal Diocese of Rochester (Rochester Diocese) and nonparty Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (National Church), such that upon the parish’s separation from the Rochester Diocese its property reverted back to the Rochester Diocese or the National Church. For the reasons stated below, we answer this question in the affirmative.
Background
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2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Trustees of the Diocese v. Trinity Episcopal ChurchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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