Document: 363 U.S. 190 80 S.Ct. 1037 4 L.Ed.2d 1140 Wassil A. KRESHIKv.SAINT NICHOLAS CATHEDRAL. No. 824. Decided June 6, 1960. Messrs. Philip Adler and Eugene Gressman, for petitioners. Ralph Montgomery Arkush Charles H. Tuttle, respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 The motion leave to proceed upon the record in 3, October Term 1952, petition certiorari, are granted. 2 In a prior decision this litigation, we held that right conferred under canon law Archbishop of North American Archdiocese Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, as appointee Patriarch Moscow, use occupancy St. Nicholas Cathedral New York City, owned by respondent corporation, was 'strictly matter ecclesiastical government,' such could not constitutionally be impaired state statute, Religious Corporations Law, McKinney's Consol.Laws, c. 51, Art. 5—C, purporting bestow on another. Kedroff v. Cathedral, 344 94, 73 143, 97 L.Ed. 120. We reversed judgment Court Appeals against petitioners' predecessors office, remanded case 'further action * contravention' our opinion. Id., at page 121, 157. 3 ordered retrial question occupancy, common-law issue assertedly left open invalidation statutory basis former decision. 306 N.Y. 38, 114 N.E.2d 197. After trial, directed entry petitioners, holding that, reason domination—so found court fact—of secular authority U.S.S.R., his common validly exercise occupy Cathedral. 7 N.Y.2d 191, 196 N.Y.S.2d 655, 164 687. As opinions make evident, compare 302 1, pages 29—33, 96 56, 72—74, with 209—216, 667—673, 696—700, now review rests same premises which were have underlain enactment statute struck down Kedroff. 117—118, 155. But it is established doctrine '(i)t moment State has here acted solely through its judicial branch, whether legislative or judicial, still application power asked scrutinize.' N.A.A.C.P. Alabama, 357 449, 463, 78 116o, 1172, 1488. See Shelley Kraemer, 334 14—16, 68 836, 842—843, 92 1161, cases there cited. Accordingly, ruling controlling here, requires dismissal complaint. 5 Reversed.

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