Case Name: Stephen Tonella and Emma J. Lyman, as Executors, etc., of Charles Tonella, Deceased, Respondents, v. Fishkill Rural Cemetery, Appellant, and Florence P. Schrader, Defendant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1930-04
Citations: 229 A.D. 732
Docket Number: 
Parties: Stephen Tonella and Emma J. Lyman, as Executors, etc., of Charles Tonella, Deceased, Respondents, v. Fishkill Rural Cemetery, Appellant, and Florence P. Schrader, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 229
Pages: 732–732

Head Matter:
Stephen Tonella and Emma J. Lyman, as Executors, etc., of Charles Tonella, Deceased, Respondents, v. Fishkill Rural Cemetery, Appellant, and Florence P. Schrader, Defendant.

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed, with costs. While we are "of opinion that the action was not properly brought by the plaintiffs' testator, all the parties are now before the court and this action in equity may be determined upon the present pleadings. In effect the action is one on behalf of defendant Schrader. Upon the facts presented at the trial, we are of opinion that the cemetery was not warranted in preventing the erection of the mausoleum. In addition to the findings upon which this judgment is predicated, we find that the plaintiffs' testator proceeded with diligence in the performance of the contract and that the mausoleum proposed to be erected was neither offensive, improper nor injurious to the appearance of the surrounding lot or grounds. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Rich, Kapper, Hagarty and Scudder, JJ. Settle order on notice. [135 Misc. 81.]