Legal Opinion
MATTER OF VENIGALLA v. Nori
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 1, 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
The Hindu Temple Society of North America was incorporated in 1970 under article 9 of the Religious Corporations Law. In the same year, it adopted bylaws calling for the members of the Society to elect its trustees. Those bylaws were never implemented, and were forgotten until 2001, when petitioners rediscovered them and demanded that the prescribed elections take place. The Appellate Division upheld petitioners’ demand.
We hold that the Appellate Division erred for two reasons: the requirement of elections for trustees is inconsistent with the Religious…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Matter of George v. . Holstein-Friesian Assn.New York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Pomeroy v. WestawayNew York Supreme Court · 1947
- Venigalla v. AlagappanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Pomeroy v. WestawayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1947
- Venigalla v. NoriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
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