Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Staten Island Mental Health Society, Inc. v. Richmond County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Staten Island Mental Health Soc’y, Inc. v. Richmond County Soc’y for the Prevention of Cruelty to Child., 368 U.S. 290 (1961)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1961-12-11
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • charity which unsuccessfully sought funds of another charity under the cy pres doctrine upon the latter’s dissolution was not aggrieved by the judgment and therefore could not appeal

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Staten Island Mental Health Society, Inc. v. Richmond County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Cited by
3 opinions
Per Curiam.

The motions to dismiss are granted and the appeal is dismissed. Treating the papers whereon the appeal was taken as a petition for writ of certiorari, certiorari is denied.