In re Snook
New York Court of Common Pleas
The applicant petitioned for a change of name under the provisions of the act referred to, passed December 14th, 1847. See 3 R. S. (5th ed.) 873. All the material facts in the petition are stated in the opinion. The petitioner, in person.
1Opinion of the Court
Daly, First Judge.
This is an application for an order authorizing the petitioner to change his name to John Pike.
He sets forth in his petition that Snook is a name of German origin, corresponding with the English word Pike. That some years ago he intended to apply to the legislature for liberty to change his name, and consulted a lawyer, who advised him that he had the right to change his name himself, and that such application was not necessary. That he accordingly changed his name to John Pike, and became a member of a firm, in the city of Syracuse, under the name of John Pike & Co., and…
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