Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York February 6, 1995 (People v. Cypress Hills Cemetery)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Santucci, J.

This is a case of statutory construction. The question presented is whether Not-For-Profit Corporation Law § 1510 (m) (hereinafter N-PCL), which provides that no cemetery "shall use construction and demolition debris * * * for the purpose of burying human remains”, is violated when a cemetery permits burials on a site which contains such material but only on