Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1920

People ex rel. Reformed Dutch Church v. Hannigan

People ex rel. Reformed Dutch Church v. Hannigan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 15, 1920
191 A.D. 919
People ex rel. Reformed Dutch Church v. Hannigan

Opinion 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.

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