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Matter of Selner

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 10, 1941
287 N.Y. 664 (N.Y. 1941)

Opinion

Argued November 18, 1941

Decided December 10, 1941

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, DODD, J.

Homer I. Harris for appellants.

Frederick A. Keck, special guardian for Milton Cohen, an incompetent person.

Denis M. Hurley, Pierre J. Sherry and Peter B. Hanson for John C. Selner, as administrator, respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs to all parties appearing and filing separate briefs payable out of the estate. No opinion.

Concur: LEHMAN, Ch. J., LOUGHRAN, FINCH, RIPPEY, LEWIS, CONWAY and DESMOND, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Selner

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 10, 1941
287 N.Y. 664 (N.Y. 1941)
Case details for

Matter of Selner

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Will of GUSTAVE SELNER, Deceased. CHARLES S. SELNER…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 10, 1941

Citations

287 N.Y. 664 (N.Y. 1941)
39 N.E.2d 287

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