Matter of Curtiss
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 9, 1910, which reversed an order of Special Term directing the appointment of a commission da lunático inquirendo to inquire by jury as to the competency of the petitioner. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The order appealed from is a final order in a special proceeding and is appealable to this court.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 9, 1910, which reversed an order of Special Term directing the appointment of a commission da lunático inquirendo to inquire by jury as to the competency of the petitioner. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The order appealed from is a final order in a special proceeding and is appealable to this court. (Matter of Earnshaw, 196 N. Y. 130; Matter of Blewitt, 131 N. Y. 541; 138 N. Y. 148; Matter of King, 168 N. Y. 53; Matter of Fitzsimmons, 174 N. Y. 15;…
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
On the 17th day of August, 1907, Julia M. Curtiss had her domicile in and was resident in the town of Fairfield, Connecticut, and was possessed of property, both real and personal, in that town. On that date she was adjudged by the Probate Court of that district to be an incompetent by reason of intemperance and mental derangement, and conservators were appointed of her person and estate ; and in October subsequent, upon application of the conservators, the Special Term of the Supreme Court in the county of New York appointed the same conservators as a committee jointly of her property within…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lámar v. MicouSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- In re CurtissAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- Matter of BlewittNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- In re HanksNew York Court of Chancery · 1818
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- Grammer v. Mid-Continent Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
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