
    John Jacob Astor, Warren Delano, Jr., and Franklin B. Lord, executors of Laura Astor Delano et al., appellants, v. State of New Jersey, respondent.
    [Submitted December 8th, 1908.
    Decided March 1st, 1909.]
    On appeal from a decree of the prerogative court.
    
      Messrs. Griggs & Harding, for the appellants.
    
      Mr. Robert H. McCarter, attorney-general, for the respondent.
   Reversed March 1st, 1909.

For affirmance—None.

For reversal—The Ciiiee-Justice, Garrison, Swayze, Reed, Trenohard, Parker, Bergen, Voorhees, Minturn, Bogert, Vredenburgh, Vroom, Gray, Dill—14.  