Ehrenreich v. Lichtenberg
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Abbeal from an order of the General Term of the City Court of Eew York reversing an order made at the Special Term awarding costs to the plaintiffs.
1Opinion of the CourtLeventbitt, J.
The question presented by this appeal is the right of the plaintiffs to recover the costs of an action instituted against the defendants as executors. The application for costs was .made at Special Term, the supporting affidavits disclosing these facts: ■ Caroline Lichtenberg, the testatrix, died on the 2d day of June, 1893. Subsequently, the defendants, having qualified as executors under her last will and testament, duly advertised for claims. Within the period required by statute, ■ and on the 6th day of February, 1894, the plaintiffs presented to the executors a verified claim for goods…
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