Lewis Sanders, Appellant v. Agnes Gordon Soutter

Summary

The Court of Appeals held that the plaintiff's complaint sufficiently stated a cause of action to set aside a fraudulent release and to obtain an accounting of the estate, and that the Surrogate's Court lacks jurisdiction to annul such a release. Accordingly, the lower court's dismissal was improper and the judgment was reversed, with a new trial ordered. The decision also affirmed that equity courts may intervene where the Surrogate's Court cannot provide complete relief.