Legal Opinion

American Baptist Churches of Metropolitan New York v. Galloway

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

Decided May 9, 2000PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rosenberger, J. P.

This action involves the alleged misappropriation of a corporate opportunity by an officer of a charity, who was retained to help the charity develop an AIDS care facility but seized control of the project himself. The main issue presented is whether the IAS Court erred in dismissing the complaint on the ground that a not-for-profit corporation could never sustain compensable damages from the loss of a corporate opportunity.

Plaintiff American Baptist Churches of Metropolitan New York (ABC Metro) is a not-for-profit religious corporation whose charitable…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Morris v. New York State Department of Taxation & FinanceNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Guard-Life Corp. v. S. Parker Hardware Manufacturing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. NBT Bancorp Inc. v. Fleet/Norstar Financial Group, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. Alexander & Alexander of New York, Inc. v. FritzenNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. Lutherland, Inc. v. DahlenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947

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3Cited by36 opinions

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