Legal Opinion

In re Henry

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 8, 1957Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order dismissing the petition, determining that appellant is not “ at this time ” competent to manage herself or her affairs, and directing her committee to pay an amount certain for medical services rendered by a physician appointed by the court. Order affirmed, without costs. No opinion. Nolan, P. J., Wenzel, Murphy and Hallinan, JJ., concur; Kleinfeld, J., dissents and votes to reverse the order and to grant the petition, with the following memorandum: The courts’ jurisdiction over the property of an “ incompetent ” person applies only to one who is mentally incompetent, not…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sporza v. . German Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  2. Matter of PartridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1951

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