Study aid, not legal advice. caselaw is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or engage in the unauthorized practice of law (UPL). All briefs, outlines, and citation tools on these pages are educational summaries for law students; they are not a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney admitted in your jurisdiction. Bar-admission rules vary by state. For court filings or client matters, verify every authority against the official reporter and your court's local rules. Use of caselaw does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Henry R. Kent, as Executor and Trustee under the Will of John Dickinson, Deceased, Appellant, v. A. Warner Shepard, Respondent, 1907 — 188 N.Y. 566 · caselaw · US
General
Henry R. Kent, as Executor and Trustee under the Will of John Dickinson, Deceased, Appellant, v. A. Warner Shepard, Respondent
188 N.Y. 566·New York Court of Appeals·1907·NY
Brief incoming
Hand-reviewed Bluebook brief (procedural posture, facts, issue, holding, reasoning, dissent) ships once the AI generation pipeline runs through this case. Join the waitlist to get notified when 1L briefs go live.
Opinion
Henry R. Kent, as Executor and Trustee under the Will of John Dickinson, Deceased, Appellant, v. A. Warner Shepard, Respondent.
(Argued March 6, 1907;
decided April 2, 1907.)
Kent v. Shepard, 110 App. Div. 64, affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered October 18, 1906, in favor of defendant upon the submission of a controversy under section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure as to the power and authority of the plaintiff, as execu- * tor and trustee under the will of John Dickinson, deceased, to convey certain premises.
Rastus 8. Ransom and Charles A. Clark for appellant.
■ Frank B. Fork for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Gray, Edward T. Bartlett, Haight, Willard Bartlett, Hiscock and Chase, JJ.