In re the Estate of Mead
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Decree unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: The court erred in excluding the testimony of Kathleen Mead, the wife of Hay-don Mead, concerning personal transactions with the decedent, Arthur Mead. The parties raising an objection to the competency of testimony under the Dead Man’s Statute (CPLR 4519) have the burden of proving incompetency (Harrington v Schiller, 231 NY 278, 286; Franklin v Kidd, 219 NY 409, 413-414; Abbot v Doughan, 204 NY 223). A spouse of an interested party is not, by reason of the marriage relationship, disqualified from testifying against the estate (Laka v…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Fleury v. EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- Harrington v. . SchillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Laka v. KrystekNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Franklin v. . KiddNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
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