Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to Bring up the Body of Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt, an Infant, Respondent; George W. Wickersham and Thomas B. Gilchrist, as General Guardians of the Property of Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt, an Infant, Appearing Specially Herein for the Purpose of This Appeal and Not Appearing Generally Herein, Appellants; Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1935-10-11
Citations: 245 A.D. 390
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to Bring up the Body of Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt, an Infant, Respondent. George W. Wickersham and Thomas B. Gilchrist, as General Guardians of the Property of Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt, an Infant, Appearing Specially Herein for the Purpose of This Appeal and Not Appearing Generally Herein, Appellants; Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 245
Pages: 390–391

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to Bring up the Body of Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt, an Infant, Respondent. George W. Wickersham and Thomas B. Gilchrist, as General Guardians of the Property of Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt, an Infant, Appearing Specially Herein for the Purpose of This Appeal and Not Appearing Generally Herein, Appellants; Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Respondent.
First Department,
October 11, 1935.
Henry W. Taft of counsel [Catherine Noyes Lee with him on the brief; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, attorneys], appearing specially for the appellants.
Nathan Burkan of counsel [Louis D. Frohlich, Herman Finkelstein and James A. Murray with him on the brief], for the respondent Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt.
Joseph M. Proskauer of counsel [Frank L. Crocker and Theodore J. Miller with him on the brief; Frank L. Crocker and Dunnington & Gregg, attorneys], for the respondent Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The only question presented by this appeal is the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to make the original order bringing in the guardians as parties to this proceeding. The Supreme Court clearly had jurisdiction to make this order. The question of the propriety of the exercise of that jurisdiction may be raised only by an appeal from the original order and no such appeal was taken by the guardians. For these reasons and without giving our approval to certain of the statements in the opinion of the court below (not reported), the order appealed from should be affirmed.
Present — Martin, P. J., O'Malley, Townley, Glennon and Untermyer; Glennon, J., dissents and votes to reverse and grant the motion.
Order denying motion of the general guardians of Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt, an infant, to vacate an order of the Supreme Court, New York county, making them parties to the habeas corpus proceeding " for the better enforcement of the decree " to be entered in the proceeding, affirmed.