In re Brugh
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Erie county. Application of Jane Le Breton Brugh, who had been declared a lunatic, to have the commission granting custody of her person and property superseded. From an order confirming the report of a referee in her favor, Mary Le Breton Mitchell, her committee, appeals. Allirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtDwight, P. J.
A very careful reading of the voluminous proofs taken and returned by the referee in this proceeding has satisfied us that his con-, elusion of fact, to the effect that the petitioner has recovered from the insanity with which she was afflicted at the time of the issuance of the commission, is abundantly established, and that, in the language of his opinion, “her incompelency by reason of lunacy has ceased, and that she is now competent, by reason of her restoration to a healthy mental condition, to manage herself and her affairs.” We do not deem it necessary to restate the grounds of this…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re BarkerNew York Court of Chancery · 1816
3Cited by3 opinions
- Lee v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1946
- In re Clark, New York County Courts1900
- In re BrughNew York Supreme Court · 1894