Hallenbeck v. Parr
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Owen Gr. Parr, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Hew York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 13th day of June, 1901, directing the discovery of the contents of a vault and appointing a referee to make an examination thereof.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The summons in this action having been served without a complaint, the plaintiff made this application, which was to compel a *168discovery of the contents of a vault in a safe deposit company. The court granted the motion and appointed a referee to make such discovery and to make an inventory of the contents of said vault and to file the same with the clerk of the court. The affidavit upon which this motion was made alleged that the plaintiff’s testator died, leaving a last will and testament which was duly admitted to probate, and that this action was commenced to recover from the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kennedy v. NicholsNew York Supreme Court · 1901
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