Case Name: Charles B. Brightman, Appellant, v. Robert L. Rice, as Executor, etc., of Elizabeth N. Brightman, Deceased, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-05-22
Citations: 259 A.D. 978
Docket Number: 
Parties: Charles B. Brightman, Appellant, v. Robert L. Rice, as Executor, etc., of Elizabeth N. Brightman, Deceased, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 259
Pages: 978–978

Head Matter:
Charles B. Brightman, Appellant, v. Robert L. Rice, as Executor, etc., of Elizabeth N. Brightman, Deceased, Respondent.

Opinion:
-Decree affirmed, without costs of this appeal to either party. All concur, except Dowling, J., who dissents and votes for reversal on the law and facts and for granting a new trial on the ground that the finding of abandonment is contrary to and against the weight of the evidence. (The decree denies the application of the petitioner and adjudges that he is not entitled to elect to take a share of the estate of defendant's testatrix as in intestacy.) Present — Crosby, P. J., Taylor, Dowling, Harris and MeCurn, JJ.