Case Name: In the Matter of the Election of Louise Lorch, as Widow of William H. Lorch, Deceased. Louise Lorch, Appellant; Caroline M. Lorch, as Executrix, etc., of William H. Lorch, Deceased, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1938-04-01
Citations: 254 A.D. 680
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Election of Louise Lorch, as Widow of William H. Lorch, Deceased. Louise Lorch, Appellant; Caroline M. Lorch, as Executrix, etc., of William H. Lorch, Deceased, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 254
Pages: 680–680

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Election of Louise Lorch, as Widow of William H. Lorch, Deceased. Louise Lorch, Appellant; Caroline M. Lorch, as Executrix, etc., of William H. Lorch, Deceased, Respondent.

Opinion:
Decree of the Surrogate's Court of Queens county reversed on the law and the facts, with costs to appellant, payable out of the estate, proceeding dismissed, with costs, so payable, and matter remitted to the Surrogate's Court to enter a decree accordingly. The determination that the wife abandoned the husband is contrary to the evidence. The proof preponderates favorably to a holding that husband and wife voluntarily separated and were satisfied to live apart. The wife has not lost her right of election. Lazansky, P. J., Carswell, Davis, Adel and Close, JJ., concur.