Hard v. Ashley
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Monroe county court. Action by Jeannie T. Hard against Charles O. Ashley and others for partition. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of defendants, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWard, J.
This action was instituted in the Monroe county court to partition certain premises owned by Eliza Ashley, of Rochester, situated in that city. Eliza Ashley died on the 17th of April, 1893, and the plaintiff and the defendants Charles O. Ashley and John H. Acker were her only heirs at law. The issue made by the pleadings was whether Eliza Ashley died intestate. The defendants claim under an alleged will of the deceased, which deprived the plaintiff of any interest in the property. At the close of the evidence the plaintiff’s counsel moved for the direction of a verdict for the plaintiff,…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Collyer v. . CollyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Betts v. Jackson ex dem. BrownCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1830
- Schultz v. . SchultzNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Knapp v. . KnappNew York Court of Appeals · 1851
- Harris v. . HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In Re Proving the Last Will & Testament of KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Scheuer v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 1904
- In re the Probate of a Paper Writing Propounded as the Last Will & Testament of HopkinsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1901
- In re the Probate of the Lost or Destroyed Will of KennedyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1899
- In re KennedyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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