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Matter of Cornell

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 12, 1935
195 N.E. 229 (N.Y. 1935)

Opinion

Argued February 25, 1935

Decided March 12, 1935

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

Thomas A. McDonald and James A. Gill for appellant.

Philip Cooper for William J. Colker, respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs payable out of the fund, and question certified answered in the affirmative. No opinion.

Concur: CRANE, Ch. J., LEHMAN, O'BRIEN, HUBBS, LOUGHRAN and FINCH, JJ. CROUCH, J., dissents on the ground that the burden of proof rested upon the objecting creditor and that he has failed to sustain it either under the language of the policy or under the language of the application.


Summaries of

Matter of Cornell

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 12, 1935
195 N.E. 229 (N.Y. 1935)
Case details for

Matter of Cornell

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Accounting of CATHRYNE CORNELL, as Administratrix of…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 12, 1935

Citations

195 N.E. 229 (N.Y. 1935)
195 N.E. 229

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