Case Name: PRATT, Respondent, v. POWERS, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1913-11-26
Citations: 144 N.Y.S. 1141
Docket Number: 
Parties: PRATT, Respondent, v. POWERS, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 144
Pages: 1141–1141

Head Matter:
PRATT, Respondent, v. POWERS, Appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department.
November 26, 1913.)
Application by Elizabeth T. Pratt against Thomas F. Powers.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Order modified, so as to
direct the referee to make inquiry as to the circumstances under which this agreement was made and as to its legality and fairness, and report the same to the court with his conclusions, and by striking therefrom the provision vacating and declaring void the agreement between Powers and Elizabeth T. Pratt, and the direction that any moneys found due on the assumption this agreement is void be paid by Powers to Pratt, and reserving determination of the defendant's liability until the coming in of the report. The- accounting as directed by the order .appealed from shall be taken, if the referee is of the opinion that the agreement should be vacated. As so modified, the order is affirmed, without costs to either party.