Ahearn v. Bowery Savings Bank
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, May Soper, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 28th day of May, 1914, upon the decision of the court after a trial at the New York Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Dowling, J.:
Appeal from a judgment determining that a deposit of $1,039.98 in the Bowery Savings Bank standing to the credit of May Soper, as trustee, belonged to the estate of Mary Ann Ahearn, deceased, and that plaintiff as administrator of such estate was entitled to immediate possession and control of said deposit. It appears that the intestate, Mary Ann Ahearn, had a deposit in the Bowery Savings Bank which on March 27, *8101913, amounted to $1,319.97. On that date she signed and acknowledged a draft upon said hank, directing it to pay to May Soper or bearer the balance of said account.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bates v. ViroletAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Foley v. New York Savings BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
3Cited by3 opinions
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