(DOWNLOAD) "Matter Estate Karnig Anooshian" by Supreme Court of New York # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Matter Estate Karnig Anooshian
- Author : Supreme Court of New York
- Release Date : January 11, 1961
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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In this discovery proceeding the petitioner administrator obtained testimony from the appellant to establish that in January, 1957 the latter received from decedent approximately $6,800. This sum was deposited in a savings bank in the name of appellant in trust for decedent. In March, 1958, some nine months before the death of decedent, the balance of about $5,000 in that account was transferred to another account in the name of appellant or his wife. After having developed these facts the administrator successfully blocked the giving of any testimony by appellant upon cross-examination by the latter's attorney to prove further facts relating to the transaction between decedent and appellant. The Surrogate sustained all objections to this testimony upon the ground that it was violative of section 347 of the Civil Practice Act. These rulings were erroneous. ""The petitioner had opened the lips of the witness and waived the benefit of the statute. * * * The spirit and the purpose