In re the Estate of Howard
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Viola Howard from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 14th day of March, 1922, directing that she be punished for contempt, with notice of intention to bring, up for review an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 24th day of October, 1921, directing a reference herein,
1Opinion of the Court
Page, J.:
Robert E. Howard was duly appointed committee of the estate of Hughina Howard, his mother, an incompetent person. The order appointing him such committee directed and commanded all persons to deliver to the said committee, upon demand and presentation of a certified copy of his commission, all the property of the incompetent person of every kind and nature which may be in their possession or under their control. A certified copy of the order and commission, together with a written demand that certain specifically mentioned articles of jewelry should be delivered to the bearer, signed…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Billings v. CarverNew York Supreme Court · 1868
3Cited by1 opinion
- American Cyanamid Co. v. FoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963