Case Name: In the Matter of the Application for Appointment of an Ancillary Committee of the Property of Margaret Leichtman, an Alleged Incompetent Person. Margaret Claas, Appellant; Christina Hugot, Administratrix, etc., of Henry Winsweiler, Deceased, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1933-07
Citations: 240 A.D. 782
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application for Appointment of an Ancillary Committee of the Property of Margaret Leichtman, an Alleged Incompetent Person. Margaret Claas, Appellant; Christina Hugot, Administratrix, etc., of Henry Winsweiler, Deceased, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 240
Pages: 782–782

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application for Appointment of an Ancillary Committee of the Property of Margaret Leichtman, an Alleged Incompetent Person. Margaret Claas, Appellant; Christina Hugot, Administratrix, etc., of Henry Winsweiler, Deceased, Respondent.

Opinion:
Order reversed on the law and the facts, without costs, and application granted. Under the facts herein disclosed, the Supreme Court has the power to appoint a resident committee of a non-resident adjudged lunatic without an independent inquisition by the courts of New York as to the facts of lunacy. Young, Kapper and Scudder, JJ., concur; Lazansky, P. J., and Hagarty, J., dissent upon the ground that a resident may not be appointed as committee of an alleged non-resident incompetent without inquisition. Settle order on notice.