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Matter of Barney

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 9, 1924
147 N.E. 205 (N.Y. 1924)

Opinion

Argued November 25, 1924

Decided December 9, 1924

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

Thomas P. Heffernan for appellant.

Arthur B. Ottaway for respondents.


Order affirmed, with costs on opinion of DAVIS, J., below.

Concur: HISCOCK, Ch. J., CARDOZO, POUND, McLAUGHLIN, ANDREWS and LEHMAN, JJ. Absent: CRANE, J.


Summaries of

Matter of Barney

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 9, 1924
147 N.E. 205 (N.Y. 1924)
Case details for

Matter of Barney

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Will of MARIETTE L. BARNEY, Deceased. SARAH DURAND…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 9, 1924

Citations

147 N.E. 205 (N.Y. 1924)
147 N.E. 205

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