La Forge v. Latourette
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs, Nicholas La Forge and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Richmond on the 21st day of March, 1908, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Richmond Special Term, dismissing the complaint on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The complaint in this action alleges in substance'that Abraham Latoürette (the elder) died intestate on the 7tli day of December, 1893, seized of the premises in question; that he left him surviving certain heirs at law, all of whom are parties to this action, with the exception of some who have since died, and whose representatives *448have been brought in; that Abraham Latourette, the elder, was judicially declared of unsound mind just prior to his decease, and that the defendants Abraham Latourette and Hubbard E. Yetman were appointed committee of his person and estate and duly…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re the Estate of MonroeNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Kain v. . MastertonNew York Court of Appeals · 1857