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  • In re the Accounting of City National Bank

    196 Misc. 997 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 16, 1949

    Cases cited in this connection are Matter of Brown ( 133 Misc. 587 ), and Matter of Conant ( 154 Misc. 338 ). … (Bowditch v. Ayrault, 138 N. Y. 222 ; Rudd v. Cornell, 171 N. Y. 114 ; Matter of Hoyt, 160 N. Y. 607 ; Central Trust Co. v. Falck, 177 App. Div. 501 ; Matter of Knapp, 141 Misc. 540 .)

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Halsted

    9 Mills Surr. 333 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 15, 1912

    Doane v. Mercantile Trust Co., 160 N. Y. 494 ; Brown v. Richter, 25 App. Div. 239 ; Clark v. Cammann, 160 N. Y. 315 ; Pomeroy v. Hicks, 180 id. 73. Decreed accordingly.

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  • In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Arnolt

    127 Misc. 579 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 18, 1926

    (Morris v. Ward, 36 N. Y. 587 ; Ten Eyck v. Witbeck, 135 id. 40.) … June 16, 1926; Matter of Brown, 115 Misc. 710 .)

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  • In re the Guardianship of Larson

    190 Misc. 2d 482 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 14, 2002

    The duty of the court is to “inquire as to what a reasonable and prudent person would do in the circumstances” (Daly, supra at 88 , citing Matter of Christiansen v Christiansen, 248 Cal App 2d 398, 56 Cal Rptr 505). … The law was amended in 1902 and the original board of managers was replaced by a “Commissioner of Lunacy.”

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  • In re Proving the Last Will of Green

    1 Pow. Surr. 52 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 8, 1892

    Coit v. Patchen, 77 N. Y. 539 ; Children’s Aid Society v. Loveridge, 70 id. 394; 1 Jarman on Wills, 36; Tyler v. Gardiner, supra. … Baldwin v. Parker, supra; Tyler v. Gardiner, supra; Boyse v. Rossborough, 6 H. L. Cases, 46.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • In re the Estate of Farrell

    177 Misc. 389 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 6, 1941

    Y. 112 ) and Garvey v. Clifford ( 114 App. … In Lee v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • In re the Probate of the Will Kane

    2 Connoly 249 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 15, 1890

    In Walsh v. … This section received a practical construction in Brown v. Clark, 77 N.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • In re the Estate of Wilcox

    142 Misc. 878 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 15, 1932

    In Schettler v. Smith ( 41 N. … In Leach v. Godwin ( 198 N.

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  • In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Herrmann

    9 Mills Surr. 98 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1912

    Pell v. Brown, 1 Cheves Eq. (S. C.) 99; Underwood v. Wing, 19 Beav. 459; Broughton v. Randall, Cro. Eliz. 503. … Blake v. People, 73 N. Y. 586 ; People v. Eastwood, 14 id. 562; Greenfield v. People, 85 id. 75; Young v. Johnson, 123 id. 226, 233; McKee v. Nelson, 4 Cow, 355.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Julke v. Adam

    1 Redf. 454 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1863

    R., 637; Crispell v. Dubois, 4 Barb., 693 ; Parke v. Platt, 2 Phill., 323 .) … Delafield v. Parish, Ante, 1.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Sarvent v. Hesdra

    5 Redf. 47 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 15, 1880

    paper or ink, and nervous condition of the writer, his posture in writing, his absence from other interference, and many other circumstances which might be suggested, all of which serve to occasion dissimilarity (Young v. … Brown, 1 Hagg., 556; Constable v. Steibel, 1 Id., 56 ; Bell v. Norwood, 7 La., 95 ; Murphy v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Estate of Hamersley

    1 N.Y. St. Rep. 319 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 5, 1886

    Wead v. Cantwell, 36 Hun, 528 ; Ward v. Ward, 16 Abb. (N. C.), 25,3. This conclusion is not at odds-with Lorillard v. Cosier ( 5 Paige, 172 ), or with Hawley v. James (Id., 442). … Taylor ( 129 Mass., 160 ), Goddard v. Brown (12 R. I.,. 31), Hampton v. Holman (L. R. Ch. Div., 183), Jackson v. Turnley (21 Eng. L. and Eq. 13), Thelluson v. Woodford (4 Ves. 227, 309, 310, 328), Lady Langdale v.

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  • In re Kiamie

    191 Misc. 179 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 14, 1948

    * * * the Trust Company shall have the right to sell, assign and deliver the whole or any part of the property * * * at any time or times either at the New York Stock Exchange or at any other Exchange or at any broker’s board … It has been held that the provisions of this statute may be waived by the parties (Letzter v. Nager, 186 N. Y. S. 578; Jacobs v. National Bank of Far Rockaway, 13 N. Y. S. 2d 60).

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  • In re the Estate of Andrus

    156 Misc. 268 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 2, 1935

    (Globe Woolen Co. v. Utica G. & El. Co., 224 N. Y. 483 ; Munson v. Syracuse, G. & C. R. R. Co., 103 N. Y. 58 .) ” (Browning v. Fidelity Trust Co., 250 Fed. 321 ; Jothann v. Irving Trust Co., 151 Misc. 107 .) … Y. 704 ; Matter of Farmer, [1917] 99 Misc. 437 ; Matter of Hamilton, [1917] 100 id. 72; Matter of Kozlay, [1918] 104 id. 120; Matter of Fox, [1921] 114 id. 368; Matter of Marshall, [1922] 119 id. 407; Brown v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • In re Williams' Estate

    1 Pow. Surr. 284 · New York Surrogate's Court · Sep 15, 1892

    Rep. 111; People v. Westbrook, 61 How. Pr. 138 ; Kammerrer v. Ziegler, 1 Dem. Sur. 177 ; Hopkins v. Van Valkenburgh, 16 Hun, 3 ). … Pool v. Pool, 1 Hill, 580 .

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Eagle's Case

    3 Abb. Pr. 218 · New York Surrogate's Court · Sep 15, 1856

    In Wilson v. … In Bex v.

    Cited 34 timesPublished
  • In re the Estate of Long

    144 Misc. 181 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 27, 1932

    (Collyer v. Collyer, 113 N. Y. 442 ; Matter of Zegel, 171 App. Div. 513 ; Seaman v. Jamison, 158 id. 832; More v. Shepard, 133 id. 471; Matter of Goss, 98 id. 489; Platt v. … (Caldwell v. Lucas, 233 N. Y. 248 ; McKeon v. Van Slyck, 223 id. 392 ; Ward v. N. Y. Life Ins. Co., 225 id. 314 .)

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • In re the Estate of Goehringer

    69 Misc. 2d 145 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 6, 1972

    Y. 370 , supra; Sherman v. Richmond Hose Co., 230 N. Y. 462 ; Rose v. Hawley, 118 N. Y. 502 ; Van de Bogert v. Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie, 219 App. … (Rose v. Hawley, 118 N. Y. 502 , supra; see, also, De Kay v. Board of Educ. of Cent. School Dist. No. 2 of Town of Bath, 20 Misc 2d 881 and cases cited; cf. Evans v. Abney, 396 U. S. 435 [divesting statute].)

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • In re the Probate of the Will of Cote

    195 Misc. 410 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 26, 1949

    The case of Titus v. … Y. 158 ; Jardine v. O’Hare [1910], 66 Misc. 33 ; Matter of Brown [1934], 153 Misc. 282 ; Thompson v. Thompson [1937], 163 Misc. 946 ; affd. 254 App. Div. 601 [1938, 3rd Dept.]). *418 In the case of Schoonmaker v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • In re the Estate of Byrnes

    159 Misc. 302 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 16, 1936

    Beard v. Beard ( 140 N. Y. 260, 265 ) is a leading authority. … The trustee seeks to avoid the effect of the rule in Beard v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished

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