Dean v. Halliburton

In May, 1922, the plaintiff attempted to begin this action against William S. Halliburton. The record before us indicates, though not very clearly, that Halliburton had previously been adjudged an incompetent by a court in the State of North Carolina where he resided, and in January, 1921, the Supreme Court of the State of New York appointed .Emily Halliburton and the Farmers Loan and Trust Company as committee of the property of Halliburton in this State. No leave of the court was granted to this plaintiff before bringing this action and apparently the plaintiff either did not know that a…