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In the Matter of the Application for the Appointment of a Committee of the Person and Property of Rebecca M. Wilkins, an Alleged Incompetent Person, Appellant. Bertram G. Eadie, Committee, etc., Respondent
193 A.D. 959·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1920·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Application for the Appointment of a Committee of the Person and Property of Rebecca M. Wilkins, an Alleged Incompetent Person, Appellant. Bertram G. Eadie, Committee, etc., Respondent.
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Order of the County Court of Richmond county denying motion to vacate order for commission in incompetency proceedings and the proceedings had thereunder reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion granted. The proceedings were, to say the least, irregular and void, owing to lack of notice to the alleged incompetent. Jenks, P. J., Mills, Putnam, Blackmar and Kelly, JJ., concur. "Settle order on notice.