ST. LAWRENCE UNIV. v. THEOLOGICAL SCH.


20 N.Y.2d 317 (1967)

St. Lawrence University, Appellant, v. Trustees of the Theological School of St. Lawrence University, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 7, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. DeGraff, John E. Holt-Harris and Margrethe R. Powers for appellant.

Charles E. Nichols for respondent.

Carl R. Krause and James W. Ely, Jr., for New York State Convention of Universalists, amicus curiæ.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, SCILEPPI and BERGAN concur with Judge BREITEL; Judge KEATING taking no part.


BREITEL, J.

In an action for a declaratory judgment, plaintiff St. Lawrence University appeals from an order of the Appellate Division, Third Department. The Theological School of St. Lawrence University discontinued operations in 1965 and plaintiff university instituted this action against defendant, the board of trustees of the Theological School, to determine the disposition of an estimated $1,000,000 in assets...

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