Case Name: In the Matter of the Application of Hilda Lockwood O'Brien, as Beneficiary Named in Application for Death Benefit Executed by John F. O'Brien, Deceased, Petitioner, Appellant, against Morris S. Tremaine, as Comptroller of the State of New York, Respondent, to Review the Determination of Said Morris S. Tremaine, as Comptroller of the State of New York, Pursuant to Section 54, Subdivision 5, of Chapter 741 of the Laws of 1920, as Amended.
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1941-01-08
Citations: 261 A.D. 71
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Application of Hilda Lockwood O’Brien, as Beneficiary Named in Application for Death Benefit Executed by John F. O’Brien, Deceased, Petitioner, Appellant, against Morris S. Tremaine, as Comptroller of the State of New York, Respondent, to Review the Determination of Said Morris S. Tremaine, as Comptroller of the State of New York, Pursuant to Section 54, Subdivision 5, of Chapter 741 of the Laws of 1920, as Amended.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 261
Pages: 71–76

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Application of Hilda Lockwood O’Brien, as Beneficiary Named in Application for Death Benefit Executed by John F. O’Brien, Deceased, Petitioner, Appellant, against Morris S. Tremaine, as Comptroller of the State of New York, Respondent, to Review the Determination of Said Morris S. Tremaine, as Comptroller of the State of New York, Pursuant to Section 54, Subdivision 5, of Chapter 741 of the Laws of 1920, as Amended.
Third Department,
January 8, 1941.
Heywood & Benedict [Royal E. T. Riggs, Elliot S. Benedict, W. L. L. Peltz of counsel], for the appellant.
John J. Bennett, Jr., Attorney-General [Joseph M. Mesnig, Assistant Attorney-General, of counsel], for the respondent.
Affg. 175 Misc. 57.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, without costs.
Hill, P. J., Crapser, Bliss and Foster, JJ., concur; Heffernan, J., dissents, in an opinion.