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FIRST PRESBYT. v. UNITED PRESBYT.

62 N.Y.2d 110 (1984)

First Presbyterian Church of Schenectady et al., Appellants, v. United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 15, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Jack Williamson, of the Alabama Bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Robert S. Trieble for appellants.

Duncan S. MacAffer for respondents.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and KAYE concur.

SIMONS, J.

This action involves a dispute between plaintiff First Presbyterian Church of Schenectady (First Church), and its denominational church organization, defendant The United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA). It arose when First Church withdrew from the denominational church because of a disagreement over UPCUSA's financial support of radical political groups and individuals...

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