Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie, Owner, and Others, Respondents, v. John P. Hannigan and Others, Being the Board of Review of Assessments of the City of Poughkeepsie, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1920-03
Citations: 191 A.D. 919
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie, Owner, and Others, Respondents, v. John P. Hannigan and Others, Being the Board of Review of Assessments of the City of Poughkeepsie, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 191
Pages: 919–919

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie, Owner, and Others, Respondents, v. John P. Hannigan and Others, Being the Board of Review of Assessments of the City of Poughkeepsie, Appellants.

Opinion:
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.