52 N.Y. St. Rep. 450
The Superior Court of New York City
Decided May 1, 1893
The Superior Court of New York City · decided 1893-05-01
This action was brought for the admeasurement of dower in certain real property in the city of New York, of which Jacob Halsted died seized. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff is the widow of Jacob Halsted; that he died on June the 6th, 1891, leaving him surviving the plaintiff, his widow, and five children who, with said Halsted’s executors, are the defendants herein.
Decided 1893-05-01
¶1There were certain characteristics of the application below which justify the decision that was made. It was .uncertain that the letters contained anything that would benefit the defendants if offered as evidence. Indeed, the contents are undisclosed. The application does not avow specifically that the contents, if learned, will be offered in testimony upon the trial.
¶2Order affirmed, with ten dollars costs.
¶3Sedgwick, Ch. J., and McAdam, J., concur.