AC47443 - Ashe v. Yale University (“The
plaintiffs, Victor H. Ashe and Donald G. Glascoff, Jr., alumni of the
defendant, Yale University, appeal from the judgment of the trial court denying
their motion for summary judgment, granting the defendant’s motion for summary
judgment, and dismissing their claim alleging ultra vires acts in violation of
the Connecticut Revised Nonstock Corporation Act (act), General Statutes §
33-1000 et seq. On appeal, the plaintiffs claim that the court improperly (1)
rendered summary judgment in favor of the defendant because the court
incorrectly determined that the plaintiffs lack standing on the basis that they
are not third-party beneficiaries of the defendant’s charter, and (2) granted
the defendant’s motion to dismiss their ultra vires claim because the court
improperly determined that alumni are not members within the meaning of the act
and, thus, the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the claim. We affirm the
judgment of the trial court.”)