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Matter of Friends World College v. Nicklin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 13, 1998
249 A.D.2d 393 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Summary

approving a sale under section 511 of the not-for-profit corporation law, and noting that the sale furthered the purposes and interests of the corporation by enabling it to pay its debts

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Opinion

April 13, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Floyd, J.).


Ordered that the appeal from the order dated November 25, 1996, is dismissed; and it is further,

Ordered that the appeal from the order dated January 28, 1997, is dismissed, as no appeal lies from an order denying reargument; and it is further,

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed; and it is further,

Ordered that the petitioner is awarded one bill of costs.

The appeal from the intermediate order dated November 25, 1996, must be dismissed because the right of direct appeal therefrom terminated with the entry of judgment in the proceeding ( see, Matter of Aho, 39 N.Y.2d 241, 248). The issues raised on appeal from that order are brought up for review and have been considered on the appeal from the judgment ( see, CPLR 5501 [a] [1]).

In this special proceeding pursuant to Not-For-Profit Corporation Law § 511, Friends World College (hereinafter the College) sought leave to dispose of 29.1 acres of waterfront property in Lloyd Harbor, Long Island, which was formerly part of the College campus. The Supreme Court properly granted the College's motion to strike the appellants' answer on the ground that they did not have standing to challenge the proposed sale because they were not trustees, officers, or directors of the College. Contrary to the appellants' contention, the court properly determined the issue of standing without a hearing. In a special proceeding, where no triable issues of fact are raised, the court must make a summary determination on the pleadings and papers submitted as if a motion for summary judgment were before it ( see, CPLR 409 [b]; Matter of Bahar v. Schwartzreich, 204 A.D.2d 441, 443).

In addition, the College satisfied the two-prong test set forth in Not-For-Profit Corporation Law § 611 (d) by showing that (1) the consideration and terms of the transaction were fair and reasonable and (2) the transaction promoted the interest of the College by enabling it to pay its debts. Accordingly, we conclude that the petition was properly granted. Lastly, notwithstanding the appellants' attempt to recharacterize their motion for reargument as one for renewal, the motion merely reiterated arguments previously rejected by the court in connection with the earlier motion. Inasmuch as no appeal lies from an order denying reargument, the appeal from the order dated January 28, 1997, must be dismissed ( see, Marine Midland Bank v. Freedom Rd. Realty Assocs., 203 A.D.2d 538, 539).

O'Brien, J.P., Pizzuto, Santucci and Joy, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Friends World College v. Nicklin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 13, 1998
249 A.D.2d 393 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

approving a sale under section 511 of the not-for-profit corporation law, and noting that the sale furthered the purposes and interests of the corporation by enabling it to pay its debts

Summary of this case from In re HHH Choices Health Plan, LLC
Case details for

Matter of Friends World College v. Nicklin

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of FRIENDS WORLD COLLEGE, Respondent, v. GEORGE NICKLIN et…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Apr 13, 1998

Citations

249 A.D.2d 393 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
671 N.Y.S.2d 489

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