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Matter of Stevens

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 14, 1954
121 N.E.2d 551 (N.Y. 1954)

Opinion

Argued May 19, 1954

Decided July 14, 1954

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, HAMMER, J.

Arthur H. Beyer for appellant.

Asbury Hayne de Yampert and Charles Sims Farr for respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs to respondent payable out of the trust fund; no opinion.

Concur: LEWIS, Ch. J., CONWAY, DESMOND, DYE and FROESSEL, JJ. FULD and VAN VOORHIS, JJ., dissent and vote to reverse and to reinstate the order of Special Term on the authority of Matter of Coyle ( 305 N.Y. 809), and Doctor v. Hughes ( 225 N.Y. 305).


Summaries of

Matter of Stevens

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 14, 1954
121 N.E.2d 551 (N.Y. 1954)
Case details for

Matter of Stevens

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of LUDLOW W. STEVENS, Appellant. NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, as…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 14, 1954

Citations

121 N.E.2d 551 (N.Y. 1954)
121 N.E.2d 551

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