Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1940

Werner v. Reid

Werner v. Reid
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 13, 1940
260 A.D. 1000; 24 N.Y.S.2d 1000; 1940 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5766
Werner v. Reid

Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with twenty dollars costs and disbursements. No opinion. Present — Martin, P. J., Glennon, Untermyer, Cohn and Callahan, JJ.; Callahan, J., dissents: 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 Rate, 249 App. Div. 624.)

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