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Staples v. Mead

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 5, 1915
108 N.E. 1108 (N.Y. 1915)

Opinion

Argued January 19, 1915

Decided February 5, 1915

Granville Whittlesey and Walter Gordon Merritt for plaintiffs, appellants and respondents.

Richard T. Greene and William Howell Orr for Frances S. Mead et al., defendants, respondents and appellants.

Frederick H. Chase for Theodore S. Smith et al., defendants, respondents and appellants.


Judgment affirmed, without costs; no opinion.

Concur: WILLARD BARTLETT, Ch. J., HISCOCK, CHASE, CUDDEBACK, MILLER, CARDOZO and SEABURY, JJ.


Summaries of

Staples v. Mead

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 5, 1915
108 N.E. 1108 (N.Y. 1915)
Case details for

Staples v. Mead

Case Details

Full title:FRANK T. STAPLES et al., as Ancillary Executors of JOHN S. MEAD, Deceased…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 5, 1915

Citations

108 N.E. 1108 (N.Y. 1915)
214 N.Y. 625

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