The Purchase, N.Y. club denied any wrongdoing in the case that revolves around its hiring of a manager who had previously worked for the now-defunct Elmwood Country Club, which was sold to a developer last year. Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, N.Y. is defending itself in court from allegations by the now-defunct Elmwood Country…

A lawsuit filed March 30 accuses Old Oaks CC in Purchase, N.Y., of bringing financial ruin to the now-shuttered Elmwood CC by luring away General Manager Iwona Sterk “because of the inherent value of her local country club circuit rolodex.” A separate lawsuit filed in March 2017 claims Sterk and her husband stole silverware, glasses, food,…

The member-owned White Plains, N.Y. club has been up for sale for several months and announced plans in June to lay off employees and close on September 30th. The property’s zoning allows residential development, but it is possible that at least a tennis club operation would be retained.