Case Name: Dana L. Jewell, as Committee, etc., of James D. Kelsey, an Incompetent, Appellant, v. Exchange National Bank of Olean, New York, and Others, Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1942-03-11
Citations: 263 A.D. 1053
Docket Number: 
Parties: Dana L. Jewell, as Committee, etc., of James D. Kelsey, an Incompetent, Appellant, v. Exchange National Bank of Olean, New York, and Others, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 263
Pages: 1053–1053

Head Matter:
Dana L. Jewell, as Committee, etc., of James D. Kelsey, an Incompetent, Appellant, v. Exchange National Bank of Olean, New York, and Others, Respondents.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements. Memorandum: Appellant is correct in his contention that he did not waive a jury trial, either by the form of action which he brought or by delay in demanding a jury trial; but we hold that he is not entitled to a jury trial as a matter of right (Wurster v. Armfield, 98 App. Div. 298; Matter of Blewitt, 138 N. Y. 148), and that the Special Term did not abuse its discretion in refusing a jury trial. All concur. (The order denies a motion for a trial by jury in an action to set aside a deed or instrument of trust made by the incompetent about five years prior to his adjudication as an incompetent.) Present — Crosby, P. J., Cunningham, Taylor, Harris and McCurn, JJ.