Crossley v. St. Philip Neri

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pitney, J.

This was an action to recover the amount due upon five promissory notes, purporting to be made by St. Philip Neri’s Catholic church, four of them signed by Bishop John J. O’Connor as president of the board of trustees of the church, and one signed by John A. Sheppard, vicar-general, as acting president of the board. Four of the notes were payable to the order of Rev. Felix Morelli, who was treasurer of the church, and by him endorsed over to the plaintiff; the fifth note was payable to plaintiff’s order.

The church corporation was organized…