Sporza v. . German Savings Bank
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Oonrt in the first judicial department, entered July 19, 1907, in favor of plaintiff upon the submission of a controversy under section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The nature of the controversy and the facts, so far as materia], are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Oonrt in the first judicial department, entered July 19, 1907, in favor of plaintiff upon the submission of a controversy under section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The nature of the controversy and the facts, so far as materia], are stated in the opinion. Section 2323a of the Code of Civil Procedure, under which the plaintiff was appointed committee of the estate of the alleged incompetent, is unconstitutional and void, in that it violates section 2, article 1 of the Constitution of the state of New York, which provides…
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] On the 22d day of November, 1897, one Ida Jetter opened an account with the defendant, The German Savings Bank in the City of New York, and at the date of the submission there was standing to her credit upon the books of the bank $1,309.72. On the 20th of July, 1902, she was married to Frank Sporza, the plaintiff, and subsequently was duly committed to the Manhattan State Hospital at Ward's Island, under the name of Ida Jetta, as an incompetent person, in the…
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