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Matter of Lewis

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 28, 1955
125 N.E.2d 598 (N.Y. 1955)

Opinion

Argued January 7, 1955

Decided February 28, 1955

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, PREY, S.

Edward B. Horning for appellants.

Edward B. Horning and Herman Lavery, in person, for Herman Lavery, special guardian for unknown distributees.

Michael P. Geraci, Wendell P. Brown and Matthew A. Tiffany for People of the State of New York, respondent.

Curtis S. Bates, respondent in person.


Decree of Surrogate's Court affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: CONWAY, Ch. J., DESMOND, DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Lewis

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 28, 1955
125 N.E.2d 598 (N.Y. 1955)
Case details for

Matter of Lewis

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Construction of the Will of CORA E. LEWIS, Deceased…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 28, 1955

Citations

125 N.E.2d 598 (N.Y. 1955)
125 N.E.2d 598

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