Case law

In re the Probate of a Paper Writing Purporting to be the Last Will & Testament of Alfaya

122 Misc. 771 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 15, 1924

Rollwagen v. Rollwagen, 63 N. Y. 504 ; Jessup Surr. 480, 482. … Rep. 1, 12 ; Matter of Cohen, 106 id. 644; Matter of Hermann, 87 id. 476, 501; Tyler v. Gardiner, supra; Evans v. Trimble, supra; Matter of Moon’s Will, 8 N. Y. Supp. 86; Chambers v. Chambers, 61 App. Div. 299, 311 .

In re the Construction of the Will of Mitchell

30 Misc. 2d 781 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 14, 1961

Brown, Justice of the Supreme Court and Acting Surrogate. A construction of paragraph “ seventeenth ” of testator’s will is sought by the beneficiary of the trust created thereunder. … dispose of possible excess income, under section 63 of the Eeal Property Law any income earned in excess of $270 monthly is payable to the persons presumptively entitled to the next eventual estate (Central Union Trust Co. v.

In re the Estate of Mitchell

159 Misc. 436 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 1, 1936

Reid v. Brown ( 54 Misc. 481 ) and the English cases cited by the petitioner are clearly distinguishable from the present case.

In re the Estate of Neil

2 Mills Surr. 259 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 15, 1901

Such a case was Knapp v. Roche, 94 N. … See, also, Quin v. Lloyd, 41 N. Y. 349 .

In re the Estate of Harris

161 Misc. 793 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 3, 1937

(Muzzy v. Shattuck, 1 Den. 233 .) … (Lewis v. Palmer, 28 N. Y. 271 ; Townsend v. Whitney, 75 id. 425, 432; Pease v. Egan, 131 id. 262; Matter of McCarty, 158 Misc. 287 ; Sheaffer’s Estate, 281 Penn. St. 138; 126 A. 205 .)

In re the Estate of Chaim

168 Misc. 923 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 24, 1938

During the year 1932 the corporation leased the building and equipment to the board of education. In 1937 the corporation conveyed the premises to the board of education. … (Sherman v. Richmond Hose Co., supra.)

In re the Estate of Haslehurst

4 Misc. 366 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 15, 1893

Ch. 100 ; Harring v. Coles, 2 Bradf. 349 ; Voessing v. Voessing, 4 Redf. 360 ; Browne v. Bedford, 4 Dem. 304 ; Hyland v. Baxter, 98 N. Y. 610 . … Boughton v. Flint, 74 N. Y. 476 ; Riggs v. Cragg, 89 id. 480 .

In re the Probate of the Will of Waldron

2 Gibb. Surr. 264 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 15, 1897

Code, §§ 1865, 2621; McNally v. Brown, 5 Redf. 372 ; Collyer v. Collyer, 4 Dem. 53 ; Sheridan v. Houghton, 6 Abb. N. C. 234 .

In re the Accounting of Hotchkiss

206 Misc. 1038 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 4, 1954

(Restatement, Contracts, §§ 522, 523; 6 Williston on Contracts, § 1673; Bibb v. Allen, 149 U. S. 481, 492, 493 ; Embrey v. Jemison, 131 U. S. 336 ; Weld v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., 199 N. Y. 88,103 ; Hurd v. … (Scandinavian Import-Export Co. v. Bachman, 195 App. Div. 297, 303 .) Nor are hedging transactions by those dealing in such a commodity necessarily unlawful. (Browne v. Thorn, 260 U. S. 137, 140 ; Holmes, J.)

In re the Estate of DeLano

140 Misc. 748 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 9, 1931

(Dickinson v. Colonial Trust Co., 33 Misc. 668 ; Powers v. Powers, 48 How. Pr. 389 .) If it was made as a loan to the bank, the executors should have taken some security for the loan. … The resolution of the board of directors (Exhibit 7) provides that each of the directors named should contribute $1,000.

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Atwater

11 Mills Surr. 36 · New York Surrogate's Court · Aug 15, 1913

Campbell v. Rawdon, 18 N. Y. 413 , 415; Matter of Brown, 154 id. 813, 336; Gilliam v. Guaranty Trust Co., 186 id. 137. Therefore, only those remaindermen take who survived both the life "tenants and the testator.

In re the Estate of Duncan

28 Misc. 2d 730 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 1, 1961

Y. 220 ; Soper v. Brown, 136 N. Y. 244 ; Schmidt v. Jewett, 195 N. Y. 486 ; Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. Pell, 268 N. Y. 354 ). The rule found recent expression in Matter of Good ( 304 N. … A similar situation is found in Drake v.

In re Enston

5 Dem. Sur. 93 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 15, 1887

If it was, then in view of the policy of encouraging the migration of foreign capital into this State (William v. Board of Supervisors, 78 N. … Advocate General, 12 Cl. & Fin., 1; Wallace v. Attorney, L. R., 1 Ch., 1; U. S. v. Hunnewell, 13 Fed. Rep., 617).

In re the Proof of the Last Will & Testament of Henry

2 Gibb. Surr. 161 · New York Surrogate's Court · Sep 15, 1896

Nexsen v. Nexsen, 3 Abb. Ct. App. Dec. 360 ; Worthington v. Klemm, 144 Mass. 167 ; Vernon v. Kirk, 33 Penn. St. 218. … In Brown v. Ward, 53 Md. 377 , the testatrix was also a spiritualist who believed that she communicated with the spirits, could cure the sick and foretell future events. In Robinson v.

In re the Estate of Gramza

174 Misc. 215 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 10, 1940

It was promptly recognized by our courts and has been continuously maintained. “ One of the early statements of the doctrine is contained in Isenhart v. Brown ( 1 Edw. … (See Wilmot v. Robinson, 42 Misc. 244 .) Inasmuch as the dower right takes precedence over other legacies, so should the legacy in lieu thereof, to the extent of the value of that dower right.

In re the Accounting of Loucks

187 Misc. 489 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 24, 1946

(Connelly v. O’Brien, 166 N. Y. 406 ; Matter of Kelly, 167 Misc. 751 ; Matter of Curlett, 166 Misc. 944, 947 , and cases cited.) … (Stringer v. Young, 191 N. Y. 157 ; Matter of Weaver, 253 App. Div. 24 , affd. 278 N. Y. 605 .)

In re the Account of Proceedings of Walsh

125 Misc. 901 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 13, 1925

(Brown v. Quintard, 177 N. Y. 75, 83 ; Furniss v. Cruikshank, 230 id. 495, 501; Collister v. Fassitt, 163 id. 281, 284. … (Forman v. Whitney, 2 Abb. Ct. App. Dec. 163, 166 ; Holden v. Strong, 116 N. Y. 471, 475 ; Manning v. Sheehan, 75 Misc. 374, 377 ; Matter of Riley, 4 id. 338, 341; Stewart v. Cuyler, 17 Barb. 482, 487 .)

In re the Estate of Murray

174 Misc. 265 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 12, 1940

Brown, S. In this proceeding, petitioner seeks a construction of the last will and testament of C. DeLancey Murray, whose death occurred November 4, 1928. … In Kendall v.

In re the Estate of Ryan

11 Misc. 2d 205 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 2, 1957

(See Matter of Daly, 203 Misc 851 , supra; Matter of Brown, 1 Misc 2d 234 ; Matter of Edison, 4 Misc 2d 13 ; Matter of Scheftel, 155 N. Y. S. 2d 919.) … (Starr v. Starr, 132 N. Y. 154,159 ; Matter of Gulbenkian, 59 N. Y. S. 2d 445, 448; Matter of Shoff, 93 N. Y. S. 2d 626, 631.)

In re the Estate of Meyer

140 Misc. 1 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 16, 1931

Y. 544 ); Crawford v. Dexter ( 178 App. Div. 764, 772, 773, 778 ; affd., 224 N. Y. 586 ); Bloodgood v. Lewis (209 id. 95, 102); Curtis v. Curtis ( 185 App. Div. 391 ). … Whereas their interests, absolute or in trust, are equal, the absolute legatees are entitled to interest only from one year from the date of letters (Brown v. Knapp, 79 N. Y. 136, 141 ; Thorn v.