Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in North America

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1952-11-24

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Mr. Justice Reed delivered the opinion of the Court. The right to the use and occupancy of a church in the city of New York is in dispute. The right to such use is claimed by appellee, a corporation created in 1925 by an act of the Legislature of New York, Laws of New York 1925, c. 463, for the purpose of acquiring a cathedral for the Russian Orthodox Church in North America as a central p…

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