Hered v. Nemethy

Plaintiff is the widow of the late John S. Hered. They were separated in 1915 and never reunited. No divorce was ever procured by either one against the other. During his last illness and while in the hospital, the decedent handed to his attorney a deed to the subject property naming said defendant Nemethy as the grantee. The deed had been prepared by the attorney and executed by decedent. Two days after decedent’s death the deed was recorded in the office of the Register of Queens County, and it was thereafter delivered to the grantee, defendant Nemethy. Plaintiff, as decedent’s widow, has…