In re Hammond
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
.Appeal by James Bartlett Hammond, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Hew York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 26th day of March, 1908, fixing the amount to be allowed petitioner herein for his costs and expenses in this proceeding.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J,:
The court at Special Term has ordered that “James Bartlett Hammond, respondent herein, pay to John Holden, attorney for ' *866Thomas F. Hammond, petitioner herein,” as petitioner’s taxable costs and disbursements, the sum of $5,466.95. I know of no authority that the Special Term has to make such an order. It seems that the petitioner, Thomas F. Hammond, commenced this proceeding to have his brother, James Bartlett Hammond, adjudged an incompetent, and on his application a commission was appointed, the question of the appellant’s competency to be determined by a sheriff’s jury. When…
2Cited by1 opinion
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