Case law

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

134 Misc. 494 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 28, 1929

In Riggs v. … Consequently the facts in the case under consideration do not bring it within the principles laid down in Riggs v. Palmer .

In re the Estate of Burger

123 Misc. 308 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 12, 1924

Y. 403 ; Amherst College v. Ritch, 151 id. 282. The remaining question for determination is as to the validity of the legacies. … Kernochan v. Farmers Loan & Trust Co., supra.

In re the Estate of Brown

174 Misc. 346 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 24, 1940

(Kalish v. Kalish, 166 N. … Div. 758 ; Schermerhorn v. Cotting, 131 N. Y. 48 ; Matter of Buttner, 243 id. 1.)

In re the Estate of Niven

180 Misc. 767 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 19, 1943

A third corporation related to the activities of the church is the Board of Trustees of Foreign Parishes of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. … Anthony v. United States Trust Co.)

In re the Estate of Chandler

175 Misc. 1029 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 4, 1941

Bank v. Guenther, 123 N. Y 568, 576; Pierce v. … (Powers v. Powers, 33 App. Div. 126, 127 ; Matter of Lorch, 254 id. 680 ; affd., 279 N. Y. 574 ; Matter of Brown, 153 Misc. 282, 288 ; Matter of Stolz, 145 id. 799, 801.)

In re the Estate of Laundree

195 Misc. 754 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 13, 1949

(Cohen v. Benjamin, 246 App. Div. 866 ; Campbell v. Brown, 268 App. Div. 324 , appeal dismissed 294 N. Y. 702 ; Debtor and Creditor Law, §§ 270, 271, subd. 1; §§ 272, 273.) … (Ga Nun v. Palmer, 216 Ñ. Y. 603, 611.) In Hearn 45 St. Corp. v. Jano ( 283 N.

In re the Construction of the Will of Berardini

30 Misc. 2d 785 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 4, 1961

In Brown v. Cutter (1683) T. Raym, 427, 83 Eng. … Gay, 325 Mo. 368 ; Ijams v. Schapiro, 138 Md. 16 ; Aulick v. Wallace, 12 Bush, [Ky.] 531; Maddox v. Yoe, 121 Md. 288 ; Bates v. Webb, 8 Mass. 458 ; Ferson v. Dodge, 23 Pick. [40 Mass.] 287; Matter of Nicholas, 8 Pa.

In re the Estate of Mancuso

170 Misc. 298 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 2, 1939

(Ithaca Trust Co. v. United States, 279 U. S. 151.) … In Lucas v.

In re the Estate of Bunker

9 Mills Surr. 385 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 15, 1912

But in that country, Bouch v. Sproule, 12 App. Cas. 385, is a leading authority on *394 such subjects. … That the corporation is in the first instance the judge of what assets are to be regarded as capital and what as dividends, is implied in Jermain v. Lake Shore & Mich. S. R. Co., 91 N. Y. 483, 492 , and other cases.

In re the Final Accounting of the Union Trust Co.

13 Mills Surr. 518 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 15, 1915

Detmold means all descendants per capita, and I hold that it falls within the well-settled rule, laid down in Matter of Mott (supra) ; Schmidt v. Jewett ( 195 N. Y. 486 ), and Soper v. Brown (136 id. 244). … IX, pp. 111, 112; Marsellis v. Thalhimer, 2 Paige, 35 ; Home v. Van Schaick, 3 Barb. Ch. 488, 508 ; Goff v. Anderson, 91 Ky. 303 .)

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Benjamin

9 Mills Surr. 419 · New York Surrogate's Court · Aug 15, 1912

McCartee v. Camel, 1 Barb. Ch. 455, 462 ; Matter of Board of Education, 173 N. Y. 321, 325 . … Nepeau v. Doe d. Knight, 2 M. & W. 894, 912; O’Gara v. Eisenlohr, 38. N. Y. 296, 298; Vought v. Williams, 120 id. 253, 259; Matter of Board of Education, 173 id. 321.

In re the Estate of Strickland

2 Connoly 10 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 15, 1889

Kearney v. McKeon, 85 N. Y. 139 . … Williams v. Hutchinson, 3 N. Y. 312 . Robinson v. Cushman, 2 Denio 149 ; Shirley v. *14 Vail, 38 How. 406 ; Roblee v. Gallentine, 19 W. Dig. 153, 154. The claim must be disallowed.

In re the Estate of Heine

42 Misc. 2d 554 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 14, 1964

In Knight v. Kitchin ( 237 App. Div. 506, 511 ), the court said £ 1 one is bound by an instrument which he signs, and it matters not that his mind never gave assent to the terms therein expressed. … (Cited in Heller v. Brown, 101 N. Y. S. 2d 355; see, also, Fox Film Corp. v. Springer, 273 N. Y. 434 .)

In re the Estate of Miller

1 Gibb. Surr. 506 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 15, 1896

McCartee v. Camel, 1 Barb. Ch. 455 ; Clark v. Ford, 1 Abb. Ct. App. Dec. 359 ; Smith v. Remington, 42 Barb. 75 ; Clock v. Chadeagne, 10 Hun, 97 ; Cole v. … Lammer v. Stoddard, 103 N. Y. 672 . The dicta in the cases, of Wood v. Brown, 34 N. Y. 342 , and Matter of Hawley, 104 N. Y. 261 , support this view.

In re the Estate of Edwards

2 Misc. 2d 564 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 10, 1956

The board of directors of this corporation in July, 1955 voted to liquidate the corporation. … Y. 450 ; Bourne v. Bourne, 240 N. Y. 172 ) is similarly overruled. The widow contends further that she is in any event entitled to a limited right of election.

In re Herr's Will

5 N.Y.S. 48 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 11, 1889

The court of appeals in Catlin v. St. Paul's P. E. Church, 20 N. E. … Board, etc., 31 Hun, 116 ; People v.

In re the Estate of Soley

150 Misc. 839 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 23, 1934

(Hodgman v. Cobb, 202 App. Div. 259 ; Brown v. Spohr, 180 N. Y. 201 .) Merely calling an executor or guardian a trustee does not make him such. (Matter of Hawley, 104 N. Y. 250 .) … {Graham v. Graham, 49 Mise. 4.)

In re the Estate of Lancaster

30 Misc. 2d 7 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 5, 1960

City of New York establish the fact that the decedent never instituted any proceeding in any county in this city for divorce and that he was never named as defendant in such an action; and, third, that the records of the Board … (Matter of Valente, 18 Misc 2d 701 , supra, and cases there cited including Pratt v. Elkins, 80 N. Y. 198 ; Warth v. Kastriner, 114 App. Div. 766 ; McCarthy *12 v. Stanley, 151 App. Div. 358 .)

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Rafferty

5 Mills Surr. 534 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 15, 1906

Brown v. Knapp, 79 N. Y. 136 ; Lupton v. Lupton, 2 Johns. Ch. 614-627; Cooke v. Meeker, 36 N. Y. 15 . The authorities cited justify the contention of the special guardian that the minor legatee, Charles F. … Hurlburt v. *540 Durant, 88. N. Y. 121-127; Drake v. Price, 5 id. 430; Hall v. Hall, 78 id. 536-539; Cram v. Cram, 2 Redf. 244 ; Matter of Pike, 2 id. 255 ; Wood v. Ford, 4 id. 34; Matter of Carman, 3 id. 46.

In re the Estate of Pomeroy

74 Misc. 2d 953 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 7, 1973

Where an absolute gift of support is intended, a testator usually authorizes the use of principal as well as income (Holden v. Strong, 116 N. Y. 471 ; Bezzemini v. Brooks, 236 N. Y. 184 ; Matter of Martin, 269 N. … John v. Andrews Inst. for Girls, 191 N. Y. 254 ; Real Property Law, § 63, now EPTL 9-2.3).