Case Name: In the Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Thomas H. Ireland, as Executor of David Flanagan, Deceased. New York & Brooklyn Casket Co., Appellant; Mary Ann Flanagan, as Administratrix c. t. a. and d. b. n. of David Flanagan, Deceased, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1941-06-30
Citations: 262 A.D. 903
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Thomas H. Ireland, as Executor of David Flanagan, Deceased. New York & Brooklyn Casket Co., Appellant; Mary Ann Flanagan, as Administratrix c. t. a. and d. b. n. of David Flanagan, Deceased, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 262
Pages: 903–903

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Thomas H. Ireland, as Executor of David Flanagan, Deceased. New York & Brooklyn Casket Co., Appellant; Mary Ann Flanagan, as Administratrix c. t. a. and d. b. n. of David Flanagan, Deceased, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal from an order of the Surrogate's Court of Kings County confirming the report of a referee appointed to hear and report on the validity of an assigned claim filed with the executor. The claim was one that would ordinarily be passed upon in the final accounting. The parties stipulated to dispose of this claim separately. Appeal dismissed, without prejudice and without costs. There is no authority for plucking one contested item from an executor's account, taking testimony, and entering a decree thereon. Otherwise, there might be a separate contest and a separate decree for each disputed item. Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Adel, Taylor and Close, JJ., concur.