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Matter of Jones

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 27, 1934
191 N.E. 485 (N.Y. 1934)

Opinion

Argued January 8, 1934

Decided February 27, 1934

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

Herbert C. Smyth, Jr., for appellant.

Neil P. Cullom and Frederick M. Schlater for Charity Organization Society of the City of New York et al., respondents.

Francis Smyth and Richard N. Crockett for New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor et al., respondents.


Appeal dismissed, with costs, on the ground that, assuming but not deciding that the order appealed from is a final order in a special proceeding, the order does not directly involve the construction of the Constitution of the State or of the United States. (Civ. Prac. Act, § 588, subd. 1.) No opinion.

Concur: POUND, Ch. J., CRANE, LEHMAN, KELLOGG, O'BRIEN, HUBBS and CROUCH, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Jones

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 27, 1934
191 N.E. 485 (N.Y. 1934)
Case details for

Matter of Jones

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of WILLARD H. JONES, Deceased…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 27, 1934

Citations

191 N.E. 485 (N.Y. 1934)
191 N.E. 485

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