Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Reformed Dutch Church v. Hannigan

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

Decided March 15, 1920PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and assessment confirmed, for the reason that the relators’ property, although owned by a religious corporation, was not used for religious purposes, nor was such use contemplated by the relator. (Pratt Institute v. City of New York, 99 App. Div. 525; affd., 183 N. Y. 151; People ex rel. Young Men’s Assn. v. Sayles, 32 App. Div. 197; affd., 157 N. Y. 677; People ex rel. Missionary Sisters v. Reilly, 85 App. Div. 71; affd., 178 N. Y. 609.) Jenks, P. J., Mills, Putnam, Blackmar and Kelly, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pratt Institute v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
  2. People ex rel. Young Men's Ass'n v. SaylesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
  3. People Ex Rel. Missionary Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis v. ReillyNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
  4. Pratt Institute v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re Syracuse UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925