In re Haslett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by John B. Lord, claimant, from an order of the County Court of Kings county, entered in the office of the clerk of said county on the 4th day of February, 1919, as resettled by an order entered on the 17th day of February, 1919, denying for want of power an application for the payment to the appellant of certain sums expended by him in the defense of certain actions which he alleges were beneficial to the incompetent.
1Dissent
Putnam, J. (dissenting):
I dissent on two grounds: First. Heretofore allowances from estates of lunatics in New York have been to the next of kin, or those members of the family for whom the lunatic would be bound to provide. In Matter of Willoughby (11 Paige, 257) and Matter of Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co. (99 Misc. Rep. 420; 181 App. Div. 642) the recipients were the next of kin. Second. It is to be remembered that the powers of the chancellor as immediate representative of the Crown do not vest in this court, or the County Court. (Bascom v. Albertson, 34 N. Y. 584, 590, 592; Holland v. Alcock,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bascom v. . AlbertsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of The Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918
- In re WilloughbyNew York Court of Chancery · 1844
- In Re the Accounting of MaxwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of WallaceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
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