Opinion

Kotite v. Shea

  • 274 A.D.2d 503
  • 712 N.Y.S.2d 378
  • 2000 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8191
Court
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Filed
Jul 24, 2000
Status
Published
Author
Schmidt
On the bench
Schmidt
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 2.9%

The opinion

Schmidt, J.,

concurs in part and dissents in part and votes to affirm the order in the following memorandum: I disagree with the majority and would affirm the order of the Supreme Court.

The plaintiff made out a prima facie case entitling him to summary judgment by showing that the Board of Governors of the Richmond County Country Club (hereinafter the Club) acted in bad faith and breached the duty of good faith and fair dealing owed to the plaintiff, in amending the Club’s bylaws by *504 adding section 2.021 permitting the children and grandchildren of “Golf Members” and deceased Golf Members to become Golf Members notwithstanding the limitations on the total number of Golf Members permitted by the bylaws. This amendment would delay, possibly for an indefinite time, the plaintiffs ability to change his current status from “Limited Golf Member” to Golf Member. The amendment is also in derogation of the Club’s purpose which is to operate for the benefit of all its members including the plaintiff (see, Bylaws, Richmond County Country Club, art I, § 1.02). The amendment is clearly offensive to this provision, as wqll as to the principles of fundamental justice (see, Dalton v Educational Testing Serv., 87 NY2d 384, 389 ; Matter of Sousa v New York State Council Knights of Columbus Found., 10 NY2d 68 ; Components Direct v European Am. Bank & Trust Co., 175 AJD2d 227). Since the appellants failed to raise a triable issue of fact, the plaintiffs motion for summary judgment was properly granted (see generally, Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320 ).

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