Whiton v. Snyder
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Rensselaer county. Action by H. Melissa Whiton against Jacob Hamon Snyder and others,for a partition. Defendants appeal from a judgment overruling their demurrer to the complaints.
1Opinion of the CourtLearned, P. J.
This is an appeal from a judgment interlocutory over ruling a demurrer. The action is for a partition, and the complaint sets forth the facts showing the alleged title of the parties.
Jacob H. Snyder is entitled, unquestionably, to three-fourths of the property. The other fourth belonged to his mother at the time of her death. She died in 1877, having previously made her will. The question in dispute is whether, under that will, Jacob H. Snyder was at the commencement of this action the owner of that one-fourth, or whether the same at that time belonged to the plaintiff, Whiton, and to the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Conrad v. LongMichigan Supreme Court · 1875
- Cooper v. RemsenNew York Court of Chancery · 1818
- Potter v. McAlpineNew York Surrogate's Court · 1885
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- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Intermediate Account of HaightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Cruger v. PhelpsNew York Supreme Court · 1897
- In re the Estate of ForteNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- Wright v. MayerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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