In re the Appointment of Thomas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Per curiam
This proceeding was duly instituted for a declaration of incompeteney and the appointment of a committee; and the alleged incompetent appeals from an order confirming the finding of a commissioner’s jury of her incompetency, declaring her incompetent to manage herself and her affairs by reason of mental illness and appointing a committee.
The removal of the incompetent to the home of a nephew in Pennsylvania pending this proceeding does not justify the relinquishing by this court of jurisdiction of the proceeding. If, as is apparent, she was incompetent when so removed, there has been no…
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