Saunders v. Armstead
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtTownley, J.
In this action for an injunction, the plaintiff, individually and in his own right as a member of the Walker Memorial Baptist Church, Inc., for his own benefit and for the benefit of all members of the church corporation, and as a trustee *120and pastor of the church, sues five named defendants, individually and as a majority of the board of trustees of the church. In his complaint the plaintiff justifies the representative aspect of the action by alleging that a demand upon the appellants to bring the action would be futile. It appears from the affidavit in support of this motion that Frank…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- First Reformed Presbyterian Church v. BowdenNew York Supreme Court · 1883
- Westminster Presbyterian Church v. FindleyNew York Supreme Court · 1904