In re the Appointment of a Committee for the Person & Property Wells
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Annie V. R. Wells and another from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Rockland Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 16th day of December, 1916, granting the application herein.-
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, P. J.:
This gentlewoman, past 94 years of age, is possessed of a considerable estate. She lives in her own house, of which her daughter, the Baroness de Graffenried, is an inmate. She is cared for by her, and is ministered to by old and apparently faithful servants. Her establishment is appropriate to her fortune and her station in life. The indications are that she lives in comfort and in happiness, and that her person and her property are safeguarded. Doubtless she is somewhat disabled by infirmities incident to great age, but there are no *101other indications of disability that show her…
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