Case Name: In the Matter of the Discovery of the Assets of the Estate of Benjamin F. Lane, Deceased. Emma D. Reeve, Appellant; Violet Lane Striecker, as Temporary Administratrix, etc., of Benjamin F. Lane, Deceased, Respondent. (Proceeding No. 3.)
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1933-07
Citations: 240 A.D. 768
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Discovery of the Assets of the Estate of Benjamin F. Lane, Deceased. Emma D. Reeve, Appellant; Violet Lane Striecker, as Temporary Administratrix, etc., of Benjamin F. Lane, Deceased, Respondent. (Proceeding No. 3.)
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 240
Pages: 768–768

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Discovery of the Assets of the Estate of Benjamin F. Lane, Deceased. Emma D. Reeve, Appellant; Violet Lane Striecker, as Temporary Administratrix, etc., of Benjamin F. Lane, Deceased, Respondent. (Proceeding No. 3.)

Opinion:
Decree of the Surrogate's Court of Queens county reversed on the law and the facts, without costs, and the petition dismissed, without costs. The testimony and circumstances established a valid gift inter vivos and the application of the odd sums of money to the use and benefit of the decedent. The matter is remitted to the Surrogate's Court to enter a decree accordingly. Lazansky, P. J., Kapper, Hagarty, Carswell and Davis, JJ., concur.