Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Hawkins

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

Decided October 15, 1931PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Order reversed upon the law, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion granted, with ten dollars costs. The representative of the decedent’s estate is a necessary party to this action. (Potter v. Ellice, 48 N. Y. 321.) The original representative having died, the new administrator should be substituted in her place as a defendant. Lazansky, P. J., Young, Kapper, Carswell and Davis, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Potter v. . ElliceNew York Court of Appeals · 1872

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Richardson v. ButlerNew York Supreme Court · 1961
  2. In re Estate of VitaleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979