Hershey v. Robson
New York Supreme Court
Action by Rosalia Hershey against James A. Robson, executor of Joseph Hershey, deceased, and others. Complaint dismissed as to executor, and relief granted to plaintiff as against the other defendants.
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Action by Rosalia Hershey against James A. Robson, executor of Joseph Hershey, deceased, and others. Complaint dismissed as to executor, and relief granted to plaintiff as against the other defendants. Action to require the defendant Robson, as executor and testamentary trustee under the will of Joseph Hershey, to execute and deliver to plaintiff a deed of the lands described in the complaint, formerly owned by said Hershey, in place of a deed alleged to have been made-and delivered by said Hershey in his lifetime, which was never recorded, and was lost or destroyed by said Hershey; also, to…
1Opinion of the CourtFoote, J.
The plaintiff brings this action against the executor ' of the last will and testament of Joseph Hershey and against his heirs at law and the devisees and legatees named in his will. As to the defendants other than the executor of Joseph» Hershey, the only allegation in the complaint is that they have or claim to have some interest in or lien upon the lands which are the subject of the action, which interest, if any, is alleged to have accrued subsequent to plaintiff’s title.
The plaintiff claims to have received from Joseph Hershey, who was her uncle, on or about December 15, 1899, a deed of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wood v. . ChapinNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
- Kent v. . Church of St. MichaelNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Lancy v. RandlettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1888
- Clarke v. FeatherstonIndiana Supreme Court · 1869
3Cited by1 opinion
- Estate of Schildkraut v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1965