Drew v. Hooper

— Judgment unanimously reversed on the law without costs and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Plaintiffs are residuary legatees under a 1965 will of William Hooper. They alleged in their complaint that they are entitled to one half of the balance on a mortgage held by William and his wife, defendant Frances Hooper, based upon defendant’s conversion. William Hooper died on August 24, 1983. Defendant appeals from an order denying her motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction and from a judgment upon a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs. The order is subsumed in the…