Edward Hughes, Appellant v. Joseph H. Jones, Respondents

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's judgment, holding that a deed executed by a person later adjudicated a lunatic is not void per se and that the lunacy proceeding does not bind the party seeking to set aside the deed. The court further held that the petitioner in the lunacy proceeding is not a party to the record for purposes of estoppel and that the commission has no authority to determine title to land.