Legal Opinion
Graff v. Harrington
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1930PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRodenbeck, J.
The trust fund in question was bequeathed to the Lyons Baptist Church, “ for the purpose of paying the salary of the pastor or officiating clergyman of said church and for no other purpose.” The church has ceased to function, and the Baptist Missionary Convention asks to have the fund transferred to it as a successor in interest performing cognate functions to those of the church.
The Convention, among other things, was incorporated to pro*713mote, in the State of New York, the preaching of the gospel, the establishment, maintenance and assistance of Baptist churches, to give expression to the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Tilden v. . GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Sherman v. Richmond Hose Co. No. 2New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Killian v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Bowman v. Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- In re the Legacy Given by the Will of MillsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1923
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Construction of the Will of LawlessNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
- In re Syracuse UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
- In re the Estate of MillsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- Graff v. ClossNew York Supreme Court · 1930