Case Name: In the Matter of the Estate of Lincoln G. De Cant, Deceased. Persis C. Johnson and Another, Appellants; Mabel E. De Cant, as Executrix, etc., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1921-09
Citations: 198 A.D. 982
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Estate of Lincoln G. De Cant, Deceased. Persis C. Johnson and Another, Appellants; Mabel E. De Cant, as Executrix, etc., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 198
Pages: 982–983

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Estate of Lincoln G. De Cant, Deceased. Persis C. Johnson and Another, Appellants; Mabel E. De Cant, as Executrix, etc., Respondent.

Opinion:
Decree reversed and the matter remitted to the surrogate for his further action, with costs to the appellant, upon the ground that the gift of " ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in face value of the stock in the Carthage Sulphite Pulp and Paper Company " is a gift of stock of the par value of $10,000, namely, 100 shares of stock of the par value of $100. All concur. [See ante, p. 966.]