Zlotowitz v. Jewish Hospital
New York Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtMcNally, J.
The defendant moves for an order pursuant to section 476 of the Civil Practice Act and rule 112 of the Buies of Civil Practice, granting judgment on the pleadings dismissing the complaint for insufficiency. The complaint, alleging the following facts, seeks a declaratory judgment vindicating religious rights. The individual plaintiff is a rabbi of the Hebrew faith qualified to act as a mohel, whose function it is to perform the ritual circumcision upon male children in accordance with Hebrew religious requirements. The corporate plaintiff is a membership corporation composed of mohels…
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