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Matter of Werner v. Reid

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 13, 1940
260 App. Div. 1000 (N.Y. App. Div. 1940)

Opinion

December 13, 1940.

Present — Martin, P.J., Glennon, Untermyer, Cohn and Callahan, JJ.


Order affirmed, with twenty dollars costs and disbursements. No opinion.


A petitioner in a proceeding under section 206-a of the Surrogate's Court Act is entitled as a matter of right to a jury trial of the issues raised by the executors concerning title to the property sought to be recovered. To the extent that such issues are raised by the present pleadings, the demand was proper and should have been permitted to stand. (See Matter of Ratz, 249 App. Div. 624.)


Summaries of

Matter of Werner v. Reid

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 13, 1940
260 App. Div. 1000 (N.Y. App. Div. 1940)
Case details for

Matter of Werner v. Reid

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of Discovery Proceedings under Section 206-a of the…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Dec 13, 1940

Citations

260 App. Div. 1000 (N.Y. App. Div. 1940)

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