In re Merrill
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The petitioners appeal from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court dismissing their petition filed in October, 1923, in a discovery proceeding. "The personal representatives of Angie M. Booth seek to compel the respondent to deliver to them certain bonds and to set aside instruments under which respondent asserts that he is entitled to the same.
It is contended that the Surrogate’s Court is without jurisdiction to hear and determine this proceeding. In Matter of Mondshain (186 App. Div. 528) it was held that the Surrogate’s Court did not have such jurisdiction; that the surrogate did not have power…
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