Sultan of Turkey v. Tiryakian
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, His Majesty, The Sultan of Turkey, from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 18th day of March, 1914, sustaining a demurrer to the second amended complaint. The interlocutory judgment granted plaintiff leave to plead over.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
This is an action to recover $10,000 together with interest thereon from the 29th day of October, 1907, being the proceeds of two policies of life insurance bequeathed by one Hovhannes Tavshanjian by last will and testament to his mother, Mannig Tavshanjian. It is alleged that the testator left assets more than sufficient to pay his debts and all of his legacies, and that his debts have already been paid in full and that the amounts payable on the insurance policies were collected by the defendants as his executor and executrix. The demurrer is upon the ground that the complaint…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Orr v. GilmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
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- In re the Estate of LavineNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
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