Case Name: Laura M. Brackett, Appellant, v. Valentine W. Smith and Norman R. Johnson, as Executors, etc., of Josephine Dutcher, Deceased, Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1932-12
Citations: 237 A.D. 836
Docket Number: 
Parties: Laura M. Brackett, Appellant, v. Valentine W. Smith and Norman R. Johnson, as Executors, etc., of Josephine Dutcher, Deceased, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 237
Pages: 836–837

Head Matter:
Laura M. Brackett, Appellant, v. Valentine W. Smith and Norman R. Johnson, as Executors, etc., of Josephine Dutcher, Deceased, Respondents.

Opinion:
Judgment dismissing complaint reversed on the law and a new trial granted, costs to the appellant to abide the event, payable out of the estate. Plaintiff made out a prima facie case which required a submission to the jury. The general rule as to the weight and quality of evidence is no different in the present case from that obtaining generally in civil cases. (McKeon v. Van Slyck, 223 N. Y. 392; Ward v. N. Y. Life Ins. Co., 225 id. 314; Matter of Sherman, 227 id. 350.) Lazansky, P. J., Kapper, Hagarty, Carswell and Davis, JJ., concur.