Legal Opinion

In re Silaski

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 10, 1916PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal by Serb Federation “Sloga” and others from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Rockland Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 19th day of July, 1916, granting the application of the petitioner.

1Opinion of the Court

Mills, J.:

This is an appeal by the “Serb Federation Sloga,’” a domestic fraternal benefit society, and by its president and vice-president, from an order made at the Rockland Special Term, July 15, 1916.

The proceeding was brought under section 32 of the General Corporation Law (Consol. Laws, chap. 23; Laws of 1909, chap. 28) by the petition of a beneficiary member of the said society to have a summary inquiry made into the validity of an alleged election of officers of said society. The ground of the *200invalidity of such election alleged in the petition is in brief that the special convention…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Keator v. MossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
  2. People ex rel. Trowbridge v. McNamaraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
  3. In re Pleasant Valley SocietyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
  4. Loughlin v. WockerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912

3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. Luttenberger v. Alpert Woodworking Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
  3. OneWest Bank FSB v. PerlaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  4. Michel Cosmetics, Inc. v. TsirkasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941

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