Claim of Lord v. Estate of Haslett
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 6, 1919, which reversed an order of the Kings County Court denying an application for an order directing the committee of the property of Samuel E. Haslett, an incompetent person, to pay the expenses incurred by petitioner in defending certain actions brought against him for malicious prosecution and sending the petition back to the County Court…
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Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 6, 1919, which reversed an order of the Kings County Court denying an application for an order directing the committee of the property of Samuel E. Haslett, an incompetent person, to pay the expenses incurred by petitioner in defending certain actions brought against him for malicious prosecution and sending the petition back to the County Court for consideration. The following question was certified: “ Does the petition herein state facts sufficient to justify…
1Opinion of the CourtMcLaughlin, J.
The committee of the property of Samuel E. Haslett, an incompetent person, appeals to this court from an order of the Appellate Division, second department, reversing an order of the County Court of Kings county, which dismissed the petition of the respondent for the payment of a claim against the estate of Samuel E. Haslett, and sending the matter back to the County Court for further consideration. The Appellate Division certified the following question: “ Does the petition herein state facts sufficient to justify the court in granting to the petitioner equitable relief as prayed for herein?”
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