General
In the Matter of the Application of John W. Dayton for Revocation of Letters of Administration Granted to Henry E. Van Dyke on the Personal Estate of Mathilda De Marais Van Dyke, Deceased. Henry E. Van Dyke, Appellant, v. John W. Dayton, Respondent
113 A.D. 913·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1906·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Application of John W. Dayton for Revocation of Letters of Administration Granted to Henry E. Van Dyke on the Personal Estate of Mathilda De Marais Van Dyke, Deceased. Henry E. Van Dyke, Appellant, v. John W. Dayton, Respondent.
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Decree of the Surrogate’s Court of Kings county reversed, with costs, on the ground that the husband was not disqualified to act. as his wife’s administrator, and the petition for revocation of letters dismissed, with costs. Hirschberg, P. J., Woodward, Gaynor, Rich and Miller, JJ., concurred.