Case law

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.

129 Misc. 875 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 19, 1927

(Hartley v. Pioneer Iron Works, 181 N. Y. 73 ; Rorke v. Thomas, 56 id. 559.) … Society v. Oussani, 215 N. Y. 1 .)

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of the of the Will of Alden

9 Mills Surr. 46 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 15, 1912

This same rule of law is recognized in O’Brien v. Jackson, 167 N. Y. 31 . It is, therefore, apparent that, if the claimant has a claim for board and care of John S. … . *50 In Skidmore v.

Brown's Accounting

16 Abb. Pr. 457 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 15, 1874

Minchin, 7 Vesey, 196; Langford v. Gascoyne, 11 Id., 333; Robertson v. Armstrong, 28 Beav., 123). Mr. Brown recognizes his liability for the other loss of six thousand dollars. … The common-law doctrine has thus been abrogated (Hawley v. Ross, 7 Paige, 103 ; Glen v. Gibson, 9 Barb., 634 ; Bunn v. Vaughan, 1 Abb. Ct. App. Dec., 253 ; Milbank v. Crane, 25 How. Pr., 193 ).

In re the Estate of Lombardi

27 Misc. 2d 422 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 15, 1961

Petitioner cities Burke v. Brown ( 180 Misc. 903 , affd. 266 App. … Brown (supra), the defendant Brown moved to vacate a demand for a bill of particulars on the law alone and made no claim of inability to furnish the particulars requested.

In re the Probate of the Will of Ely

1 Gibb. Surr. 587 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 15, 1896

Dew v. Clark, 3 Add. 79 .” … Peck v. Cary, 27 N. Y. 9 ; Gardner v. Gardner, 22 Wend. 526 .

In re the Contested Will of Diefenthaler

3 Mills Surr. 436 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1903

Our statute does not require that the acknowledgment of the testator or his declaration shall be made to both witnesses at the same time, or that they shall sign in the presence of each other (Hoysradt v. Kingman, 22 N. … Y. 372 ; Willis v. Mott, 36 id. 486 ; Matter of Carey, 14 Misc. Rep. 486, 490 ; Barry v. Brown, 2 Dem. 309 ; Lyman v. Phillips, 3 Dem. 459 ) aff’d subnom. Matter of Phillips, 34 Hun, 627 , aff’d 98 N. Y. 267 ).

In re the Estate of Riggs

158 Misc. 95 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 20, 1935

(Wood *96 bridge v. Bockes, 170 N. Y. 596 ; Weeks v. Frankel, 197 id. 304; Brown v. Spohr, 180 id. 201.) The application to dispense with the appointment of a successor trustee is, therefore, denied.

In re the Estate of Tims

7 Mills Surr. 140 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 15, 1909

Warner v. Durant, 76 N. Y. 133 ; Matter of Baer, 147 id. 348. This rule, however, has many exceptions and is seldom alone relied upon (Clark v. Cammann, 160 N. … Goebel v. Wolf, supra.

In re the Estate of Brush

136 Misc. 581 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 15, 1930

(Shirk v. Brookfield, 77 *583 App. Div. 295, 298 ; Winch v. Warner, 186 id. 710, 713; Featherstone v. Fowler, 174 id. 452.) … (McKeon v. Van Slyck, 223 N. Y. 392, 398 ; Caldwell v. Lucas, 233 id. 248, 254; Collier v. Rutledge, 136 id. 621; Matter of Wood, 207 App.

In re the Estate of Wolf

38 Misc. 3d 564 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 30, 2012

Retirement Trust v Brown, Raysman, Millstein, Felder & Steiner, 96 NY2d 300 [2001]). For the purposes of the motion, all of the allegations in the petition must be accepted as true (Arnav Indus., Inc. … Retirement Trust v Brown, Raysman, Millstein, Felder & Steiner, 96 NY2d 300 [2001]).

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of McDowell

17 Mills Surr. 515 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 15, 1916

(Fritz v. City Trust Co., 72 App. Div. 532 ; Bascom v. Weed, 53 Misc. Rep. 508 ; Ridgeley v. Johnson, 11 Barb. 527 .) … Y. 363 ; Hurlburt v. Durant, 88 id. 121; Cluff v. Day, 124 id. 195; Olcott v. Baldwin, 190 id. 99; Matter of Kellogg, 214 id. 460.) Counsel for the executors rely on the decision in Matter of Kellogg ( 214 N.

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Thompson

4 Mills Surr. 10 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 15, 1903

Fowler v. Lockwood, 3 Redf. 465; Du Bois v. Brown, 1 Dem. 317 ; Gibbons v. … Du Bois v. Brown, 1 Dem. 317 .

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Leibowitz

144 Misc. 611 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 27, 1932

(Martin v. Funk, 75 N. Y. 134 ; Matter of Totten, 179 id. 112; Matter of Brown, 252 id. 366.) I find that the bonds in question are the property of the respective object-ants named upon each bond as the beneficiary.

In re Bell's Estate

34 N.Y.S. 191 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 15, 1895

In Brown v. … In Prescott v. Carr, 29 N.

In re the Estate of Connolly

158 Misc. 93 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 14, 1935

(Woodbridge v. Bockes, 170 N. Y. 596 .) … (Weeks v. Frankel, 197 N. Y. 304 ; Brown v. Spohr, 180 id. 201; Woodbridge v. Bockes, supra; Losey v. Stanley, 147 N. Y. 560 ; Greene v. Greene, 125 id. 506; Matter of Richardson, 135 Misc. 726 ; affd., 229 App.

In re the Estate of Voice

38 Misc. 2d 779 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 22, 1963

Y. 403 ), Amherst College v. Ritch ( 151 N. Y. 282 ) and Oursler v. Armstrong (10 N Y 2d 385). … S. 2d 581; Matter of Brown, 122 N. Y. S. 2d 640) and a gift to a fiduciary, as such, fails if the ultimate testamentary purpose is to be found, not in the will, but in an extraneous paper (Reynolds v. Reynolds, 224 N.

In re Palmer

3 Dem. Sur. 129 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 15, 1885

v. … Co., 41 Mo., 538 ; Brown v. Catholic Mut. Benefit Assoc’n, supra).

In re Shepherd

1 Pow. Surr. 174 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 8, 1893

Ward v. Ward, 105 N. Y. 68 , 6 St. Rep. 798 : Marx v. McGlynn, 88 N. Y. 358 -375. … Genet v. Hunt, 113 N. Y. 168 , 22 St. Rep. 774 ; Douglas v. Cruger, 80 N. Y. 15 -19 ; Lent v. Howard, 89 id. 181. And the courts have extended the same rule by analogy to the trusts of personal property. Genet v.

In re the Estate of Katz

135 Misc. 861 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 29, 1930

(Matter of Board of Education, 173 N. Y. 321, 323 .) As early as 1846 (McCartee v. Camel, 1 Barb. Ch. 455 ; Oppenheim v. Wolf, 3 Sandf. … (See, also, Matter of Board of Education, 173 N. Y. 321, 326 ; Keller v. Stuck, 4 Redf. Surr. 294, 299.)

In re the Estate of Hibbard

6 Mills Surr. 56 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1907

Also my nephew Arthur Brown the use his lifetime of $500 and then to his son Paul Brown. … Taggart v. Murray, 53 N. Y. 233 . The absolute criterion of construction in all cases is the intention of the testator. Crozier v. Bray, 120 N. Y. 366 .