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In re the Estate of Hartshorne
171 Misc. 27 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 13, 1939
On December 22, 1932, he sent letters to the board of elections of the city of New York, to the local board of the twentieth election district of the fifteenth Assembly district of the borough of Manhattan, where he had formerly … (See, also, Chambers v. Hathaway, 187 Cal. 104 ; 200 P. 931 ; Duke v. Duke, 70 N. J. Eq. 135; 62 A. 466 ; affd., 72 N. J. Eq. 434, 940; 65 A. 1117 .) I find that Mr.
Cited 0 timesPublished48 Misc. 2d 475 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 9, 1965
World War II were nationalized under the English National Health Service Acts, so that the ownership of the hospitals was transferred without consideration to a public official, the management of the hospitals vested in boards … United States v. Fox, 94 U. S. 315 ), to the effect that a devise of real estate in New York State to the United States Government was invalid, remains the law today.
Cited 2 timesPublished103 Misc. 2d 719 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 27, 1980
Matter of Cromwell, 80 Misc 606 ; Schmidt v Jewett, 195 NY 486 ; Soper v Brown, 136 NY 244 .) Such a distribution would be per capita.
Cited 0 timesPublished39 Misc. 2d 325 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 22, 1963
Y. 495 ; Goodwin v. Coddington, 154 N. Y. 283 ; Byrnes v. Stillwell, 103 N. Y. 453 ; Matter of Gardner, 140 N. Y. 122 ). … Y. 429 ; Fairchild v. Edson, 154 N. Y. 199 ) ”. (See, also, Matter of Sutta, 54 N. Y. S. 2d 572, affd. 265 App. Div. 994 ; Matter of Brown, 122 N. Y. S. 2d 640.)
Cited 0 timesPublishedIn re the Estate of D'Allesandro
55 Misc. 2d 909 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 29, 1968
722 , affd. 5 A D 2d 940, mot. for lv. to app. den. 6 A D 2d 732; Matter of Bruckheimer, 12 Misc 2d 1060 ; Matter of Brahaney, 46 Misc 2d 901 ; Matter of Nield, 42 Misc 2d 1010 ; Matter of Cohn, 29 Misc 2d 661 ; Matter of Browne … County Trust Co. v. Darling, 14 Misc 2d 57 ; Matter of McEntee, N. Y. L. J. March 9,1967, p. 17, col. 3 [McGrath, S.]; Matter of Acquilino, 53 Misc 2d 811 ; Ann. 94 A. L. R. 26, and cases cited herein.)
Cited 17 timesPublished147 Misc. 118 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 21, 1933
(Daniel v. Brown, [Va.] 159 S. E. 209 ; 75 A. L. R. 1377; Barker v. Reilly, 4 Del. Ch. 72 ; Ickeringill's Estate, L. R. 17 Ch. Div. 151; Pinede’s Settlement, L. R. 12 Ch. Div. 667; Davies’ Trusts, L. R. 13 Eq. … Rep. 232; Matter of Van Hagan [Sperling v. Rochfort], L. R. 16 Ch. Div. 18; Coxen v. Rowland, L. R. [1894] 1 Ch. Div. 406; In re Marten [Shaw v. Marten], L. R. [1902] 1 Ch. Div. 314; Chamberlain v.
Cited 5 timesPublished160 Misc. 710 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 14, 1936
(McNamee v. Zimmett, 207 App. Div. 60, 62 ; affd., 239 *713 N. Y. 602 ; National Bank v. Board of Supervisors, 106 id. 488, 494; Flynn v. … Y. 549, 554 ; Moran v. Standard Oil Co., 211 id. 187, 196; Atterbury v. Bank of Washington Heights, 241 id. 231, 238; Evelyn Bldg. Corp. v. City of N.
Cited 3 timesPublishedIn re the Guardianship of McGuire
114 Misc. 81 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 15, 1920
Brush v. Brown, 20 Wkly. Dig. 516 . The fundamental and paramount consideration, however, as all of the authorities agree, must be the welfare and the best interests of the infant (Matter of Gustow, 220 N. … Y. 373 ; Matter of Lee, Id. 532; Ullman v. Ullman, 151 App. Div. 419 ; People ex rel. Pruyne v. Walts, 122 N.
Cited 0 timesPublished160 Misc. 218 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 8, 1936
(Matter of Stadtmuller, supra, at p. 77, and cases cited; Freeman v. Coit, [1882] 27 Hun, 447 .) It was held in Watkins v. Brown ( 89 App. Div. 193 , 2d Dept. … (Citing Patterson v. Patterson, 59 N. Y. 574 ; McCue v. Garvey, [1878] 14 Hun, 562 ; Freeman v. Coit, supra.)
Cited 7 timesPublished45 Misc. 2d 852 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 26, 1965
Y. 98 ; Titus v. Bassi, 182 App. Div. 387 ; Matter of Hagen, 119 Misc. 770 , affd. 206 App. Div. 682 ). … Act, § 415; General Obligations Law, § 5-311, supra; Matter of Cybulski, supra; Trussell v. Kostiw, 35 Misc 2d 60 ).
Cited 0 timesPublishedIn re the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Griffith
5 Mills Surr. 289 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1906
McNulty v. Hurd, 72 N. Y. 521 ; Matter of Browne, 35 Misc. Rep. 362 . … In the case of Baucus v.
Cited 2 timesPublished69 Misc. 2d 906 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 7, 1972
Y. 162 ; Matter of Landon v. Motorola, Inc., supra, p. 20). … (Matter of Landon v. Motorola, Inc., 38 A D 2d 18, supra.)
Cited 9 timesPublished118 N.Y.S. 562 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 14, 1909
In McNulty v. Hurd, 72 N. … In the case of Lynde v. Lynde, first reported in 41 App. Div. 280 , 58 N. Y.
Cited 3 timesPublished151 Misc. 857 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 22, 1934
The board of trustees of Johns Hopkins Hospital, by resolution duly adopted, have renounced all right and claim to the fund provided by this paragraph and have declined the appointment as trustee. … Div. 786 ) and Mercer v. Chamberlain Institute (187 id. 763). The cases cited seem to the court to require a holding that the trust is invalid. It must be sustained as a whole or must fall.
Cited 0 timesPublishedIn re Proving the Last Will & Testament of Rounds
2 Gibb. Surr. 565 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 15, 1898
Delafield v. Parish, 25 N. Y. 9 ; Van Guysling v. Van Kuren, 35 N. Y. 70 . … Moore, assisted by a board of lady managers. It may be, it is hoped will be, at some future time, legally incorporated.
Cited 1 timesPublishedIn re the Final Accounting of Klein
10 Mills Surr. 242 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 15, 1913
Hassard v. Rowe, 11 Barb. 22 ;. Copley v. O’Neill, 57 id. 299. *245 “ A guardian of an infant cannot contract for an exchange of real estate of the minor, nor can the minor, by any act of his, ratify any such contract. … Bellinger v. Roatstone, 6 Wkly. Dig. 69 . In Matter of Bolton, 159 N.
Cited 2 timesPublished152 Misc. 177 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 2, 1934
(Dana v. Murray, 122 N. Y. 604, 616 ; Hillen v. Iselin, 144 id. 365.) ” Fargo v. Squiers ( 154 N. … (Herzog v. Title Guarantee & Trust Company, 177 N. Y. 86 ; Matter of Wilcox, 194 N. Y. 288 ; Matter of Mount, 185 N. Y. 162 ; Brown v. Quintard, 177 N. Y. 75 .) ” And in Cheever v. Cheever ( 172 App.
Cited 2 timesPublishedIn re the Final Accounting in the Estate of Shaw
1 Tuck. Surr. 352 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 1, 1870
Matthews, 6 Paige, 22; Gardner v. … In 1851, in the case of Hall v.
Cited 0 timesPublished5 Dem. Sur. 531 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 15, 1887
Browne be be considered as among the u survivors ” provided for in the will. These questions will be considered in their order. The most difficult of solution is the first one. … In the case of Miller v.
Cited 1 timesPublished157 Misc. 739 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 11, 1936
Brown, S. Frances L. Collins, a resident of Chenango county, died September 26, 1930, and on October twenty-seventh of the same year letters of administration were issued to Shirley M. … (Emans v. Hickman, 12 Hun, 425 ; Valentine v. Valentine, 4 Redf. 265 ; Matter of Boardman, 20 N. Y. Supp. 60 ; Matter of Young, 92 Misc. 633 .)
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