Case law

In re the Estate of Taylor

153 Misc. 673 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 5, 1934

(Boughton v. Flint, 74 N. Y. 476 ; Reitz v. Reitz, 80 id. 538 ; Mabie v. Bailey, 95 id. 206; Matter of Camp, 50 Hun, 388 , and cases cited supra.) … (Hyland v. Baxter, 98 N. Y. 610 ; 2 Jessup-Redf. [3d ed.] 2195.) In Voessing v.

In re the Estate of Ziegler

161 Misc. 2d 203 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 4, 1994

(See, Scott, Trusts § 220, at 374; Matter of Roche, 259 NY 458 ; Staples v Mead, 152 App Div 745 ; Matter of Crawford, 207 Misc 145 ; Matter of Van Deusen, 24 Misc 2d 611, 612 ; Matter of Chapin, 171 Misc 783 .) … When she executed a new will in 1973 (which did not alter the equal disposition of her residuary estate between her children under her earlier will) William held a dominant position as chairman of the board of Maize.

In re the Estate of Willis

16 Mills Surr. 238 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1916

(Aldridge v. Walker, 73 Hun, 281 .) … (County of Oneida v. Bartholomew, 82 Hun, 80 , affd., 151 N. Y. 655 ; Edwards v. Davis, 16 Johns. 281 .) In Long Island State Hospital v. Stuart ( 22 Misc.

In re the Estate of Peterson

7 Mills Surr. 83 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 15, 1909

Div. 342 ; Brown v. Phelps, 48 Hun, 219 ; affd., 113 N. Y. 658 . … Y. 508 ; Stilwell v. Carpenter, 59 id. 414; Bevan v. Cooper. 72 id. 317. In McNulty v. Hurd, 72 N. Y. 518 , Church, €.

In re the Estate of Shardlow

173 Misc. 795 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 8, 1940

Typical of these cases are the decisions of the Court of Appeals in Govin v. de Miranda ( 140 N. Y. 474 ); Miller v. Silverman (247 id. 447); Matter of Brown (252 id. 366); Matter of Brady (254 id. 590, affg. 228 App. … (Citing Stevens v. King, 2 Ch. Div. 30.) In the English case of Stevens v.

In re the Taxation under the Acts in Relation To Taxable Transfers of the Property of Beekman

114 Misc. 73 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 15, 1920

Co. v. Miller, 181 id. 328 . … towards the maintenance of educational institutions otherwise than for the education of members of the Beekman family, and to contribute to charitable and benevolent uses and to religious purposes as from time to time the board

In re the Estate of Edgar

157 Misc. 10 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 29, 1935

(Kidd v. Dennison, 6 Barb. 9, 13 ; Agate v. Lowenbein, 57 N. Y. 604, 606 ; McDonald v. O'Hara, 117 Misc. 517 ; Brokaw v. Fairchild, 135 id. 70; affd., 231 App. Div. 704 ; affd., 256 N. … In Whitcomb v.

In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of Howland

2 Mills Surr. 451 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 15, 1902

Goebel v. Wolf, 113 N. Y. 405 ; Matter of Brown, 154 N. Y. 314 . … Jackson v. Brown, 13 Wend. 437 -445. In the case cited, the rule was applied where the difficulties were far greater than exist in the ease at bar.

In re the Estate of Van Etten

22 Misc. 2d 182 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 18, 1960

We have carefully examined the authorities submitted by the respondent, such as Gould v. Gould ( 245 U. S. 151 ); Matter of Good Humor Corp. v. McGoldrick ( 289 N. Y. 452 ); Matter of Grumman Corp. v. … Board of Assessors (2 N Y 2d 500); People ex rel. Fifth Ave. B Co. v. Williams ( 198 N. Y. 238 ); People ex rel. Mut. Trust Co. v. Miller ( 177 N. Y. 51 ); American Locker Co. v. City of New York ( 308 N.

In re the Estate of Sears

2 Mills Surr. 32 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 15, 1900

Brick v. Brick, 66 N. Y. 144 . … Y. 389 ; Matter of Pepoon, 91 id. 255; Matter of Cottrell, 95 id. 329; Brown v. Clark, 77 id. 369.

In re the Estate of Rosenberg

147 Misc. 107 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 31, 1933

Thompson ( 27 Hun, 144 ) that the court may direct a stenographer to file his notes on a trial or hearing before a referee, and in Pope v. … (Du Bois v. Brown, 1 Dem. 317 .)

In re the Estate of Currier

138 Misc. 372 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 12, 1930

(Sawyer v. Cubby, 146 N. Y. 192 ; Murphy v. Whitney, 140 id. 541, 545, 546; Williams v. Montgomery, 148 id. 519; Robert v. Corning, 89 id. 225; Henderson v. Henderson, 113 id. 1; Deegan v. Wade, 144 id. 573; Chanler v. … Y. 515 ; Matter of Bush, 124 Misc. 674 ; Matter of Brown, 130 id. 865; modified, 225 App. Div. 759 ; modified, 252 N. Y. 366 .)

Dyer v. Erving

2 Dem. Sur. 160 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 15, 1882

It was held in the case of Brown v. Ricketts (3 Johns. … R., P. & D., 606); 1876, Singleton v. Tomlinson (House of Lords, L. R., 3 App. Cas., 404); 1878, Ludlam v. Otis ( 15 Hun, 410 ); 1879, Brown v. Clark ( 77 N. Y., 369 ); 1881, Newton v.

In re the Estate of Cooper

55 Misc. 2d 159 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 17, 1967

Div. 1054 ; Powell v. Estate of Hinrichs, 49 Misc 2d 854 ). … (To same effect, Ovari v. Maultasch, 17 Misc 2d 597 ; Brown v. Inger *162 soil, 226 N. Y. S. 2d 479.)

In re Marcial's Estate

15 N.Y.S. 89 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 21, 1891

Riggs v. Cragg, 89 N. Y. 479 ; Purdy v. Hayt, 92 N. Y. 446 ; Du Bois v. Brown, 1 Dem. Sur. 317 ; In re Verplanck, 91 N. Y. 439 ; In re Collyer, 4 Dem. Sur. 24 ; In re Thompson, 5 Dem. … In Jones v. Hamersley, 4 Dem.

In re the Estate of Casper

161 Misc. 461 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 28, 1936

(Reynolds v. Reynolds, 224 N. Y. 429, 435 ; Matter of Fowles, 222 id. 222, 232.) Such an equitable doctrine does not apply to the facts of the instant case. (Brown v. Quintard, 177 N. … In Dwight v. Fancher ( 245 N.

In re the Sale of Real Estate to Pay Debts of Rider

7 Mills Surr. 545 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 15, 1910

Bank of Ballston Spa. v. Board of Suprs., 106 N. Y. 488 . It is an elementary principle in such actions that money voluntarily paid out by one for another cannot be recovered hack. 1 Pars. Con. 471 ét seq. … Cont. 1055; Wright v. Garlinghouse, 26 N. Y. 539 ; Wellington v. Kelly, 84 id. 546 ; City of Albany v. McNamara, 117 id. 168; Matter of Hotchkiss, 44 App. Div. 615 .

In re Schaefer

112 Misc. 308 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 15, 1920

Church v. Wilson, 152 App. Div. 844 ; affd., 209 N. Y. 553 ; Oakley v. Aspinwall, 3 N. Y. 547 ; O’Donoghue v. Boies, 159 id. 87; Bailey v. Buffalo L. T. & S. D. Co., 213 id. 525. … McCullen v. McCullen, 162 App. Div. 599, 602 ; Stein v. Dunne, 119 id. 1; Earle v. Earle, 141 id. 611; Davidson v. Ream, 178 id. 362.

Beekman v. Beekman

2 Dem. Sur. 635 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 15, 1884

their former residence, to Hew York, where they resided and cohabitated *637 together until May, 1881, when, in consequence of disagreements and difficulties between them, the testator returned to Beekmantown, where he boarded … Hence" her declaration, if made, is not evidence, unless it were shown, at some stage of the case, that she acted as a conspirator, or combined with her mother to procure the making of the will (Place v. Minster, 65 N.

Van Hooser v. Van Hooser

1 Redf. 365 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1861

(D oe v. Roe, 2 Barb., 200 ; Keeney v. Whitmarsh, 16 Barb., 141 .) In Chaffee v. … In Brown v. De Selding ( 4 Sandf., 10 ), one of the witness.es, before the other came in, asked the testator if “ she wished to sign,” or “ sign her will,” he could not tell precisely which.