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McGurty v. New Amsterdam Gas Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 28, 1906
115 App. Div. 668 (N.Y. App. Div. 1906)

Opinion

November 28, 1906.

James M. Seaman, Edwin A. Jones and Albert Van Winkle, for the appellant.

Frank F. Davis, for the respondent.


The order appealed from must be reversed. The decedent left no descendant or widow, and his father was therefore entitled to all that might be recovered in the action (Code Civ. Proc. § 2732, subd. 7; Lipp v. Otis Brothers Co., 161 N.Y. 559). He had a right to settle the action and did so. His widow has no standing to upset such settlement, nor has she any standing at all in this action.

The order is reversed and the motion is denied.

WOODWARD, JENKS and RICH, JJ., concurred; HOOKER, J., not voting.

Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion denied, without costs.


Summaries of

McGurty v. New Amsterdam Gas Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 28, 1906
115 App. Div. 668 (N.Y. App. Div. 1906)
Case details for

McGurty v. New Amsterdam Gas Co.

Case Details

Full title:JAMES McGURTY, as Administrator, etc., of GEORGE H. McGURTY, Deceased…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Nov 28, 1906

Citations

115 App. Div. 668 (N.Y. App. Div. 1906)
101 N.Y.S. 235

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