Case law

In re the Estate of Levine

154 Misc. 700 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1935

The proceedings were prosecuted before the United States Board of Tax Appeals. … (Oishei v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co., supra; McKennell v. Payne, supra; Matter of Chorosh v. Woodbury, supra; Brooks v. Mandel-Witte Co., supra.)

In re the Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.

186 Misc. 172 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 13, 1945

In such circumstances the courts would not disturb the position taken by the board not to declare more dividends than they actually did (Roberts v. Roberts-Wickes Co., 184 N. Y. 257 ; Ochs v. … In Wilberding v.

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Brown

1 Mills Surr. 143 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 15, 1899

See, also, Ross v. Roberts, 2 Hun, 90 ; affirmed, 63 N. … Carr v. Smith, 25 App. Div. 214 .

In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of Eyett

124 Misc. 523 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 2, 1925

Y. 615, 617 ; Brown v. Clark, 77 id. 369; Matter of Pepoon, 91 id. 255; Matter of Cottrell, 95 id. 329; Everitt v. Everitt, 41 Barb. 385 ; Rider v. Legg, 51 id. 260.) … Div. 7 , and cases therein cited; Everitt v. Everitt, 41 Barb. 385 ; Brown v. Clark, 77 N. Y. 369 .) This rule is very old. (Losee v. Losee, 2 Hill, 612 .)

In re the Estate of Brown

143 Misc. 688 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 10, 1932

(Cudney v. Cudney, 68 N. Y. 148 ; Dobie v. Armstrong, 160 id. 584.) … The paper propounded, which bears date the 28th day of December, 1931, will be admitted to probate as the last will and testament of Andrew Brown and a decree may be entered accordingly.

Edwards v. Edwards

1 Dem. Sur. 132 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 15, 1882

S., part. 2, ch. 6, tit. 3, § 65, *135 3 Banks, 6th ed., 102; Brown v. Brown, 53 Barb., 217 ; Stiles v. Burch, 5 Paige, 132 ; Gill v. Brouwer, 37 N. Y., 543 ). … While this claim is not free from doubt, I have decided to uphold it (Smith v. Lawrence, 11 Paige, 806 ). Ordered accordingly.

In re Beddia

201 Misc. 486 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 28, 1951

Pursuant to this commitment and in October, 1940, the Home boarded out the infant to the general guardian who is unrelated to the infant. … Letters of guardianship were duly issued to the boarding mother on May 22, 1946.

Swenarton v. Hancock

9 Abb. N. Cas. 326 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 15, 1879

Thacher’s family in Brooklyn, where she was keeping a boarding-house, and continued to board with her until 1868,' when, she removed to Orange, N. … Delafield v. Parish, 25 N. Y. 9 .

In re the Estate of Logasa

163 Misc. 628 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 1, 1937

(Riker v. Cornwell, 113 N. Y. 115 ; Lamb v. Lamb, 131 id. 227 ; Carter v. Board of Education, 144 id. 621; Matter of Miner, 146 id. 121; Albany Hospital v. … (Wright v. Wright, 225 N. Y. 329 , and cases cited therein; Oliver v. Wells, 254 id. 451 .) Submit decree on notice construing the will accordingly.

In re the Accounting of Wade

186 Misc. 857 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 16, 1945

(Greene v. Greene, 125 N. Y. 506 ; Woodbridge v. Boches, 170 N. Y. 596 ; Weeks v. Frankel, 197 N. Y. 304 ; Matter of Connolly, 158 Misc. 93 ; Matter of Riggs, 158 Misc. 95 .) … (Matter of Hayden, supra; Matter of Littman, 165 Misc. 285 ; Ireland v. Ireland, 84 N. Y. 321 ; Hamilton v. Drogo, 241 N. Y. 401, 404 ; Bloodgood v. Lewis, 209 N. Y. 95 ; Matter of Sand v. Beach, 270 N.

In re the Estate of Langer

156 Misc. 440 · New York Surrogate's Court · Aug 10, 1935

(Eaton v. Brown, 193 U. S. 411 ; Damon v. Damon, 8 Allen, 192 , 197; Dobson’s Case, L. R. 1 P. & D. 88; Alexander Commentaries on Wills, vol. 1, § 107; Thompson v. Connor, 3 Bradf. 366 .)

In re Van Vliet

5 Misc. 169 · New York Surrogate's Court · Sep 15, 1893

By the third clause he gave to Maria Myers the sum of $3,000 in government bonds, and in the fourth clause he gave to the “Board of Foreign Missions” and to the •“ Board of Domestic Missions ” of the Reformed Church of New … Doe v. Provoost, 4 Johns. 61 ; Stimson v. Vroman, 99 N. Y. 74, 79 ; DeNottebeck v. Astor, 13 id. 98 ; Brill v. Wright, 112 id. 129 .

In re Williams' Estate

1 Pow. Surr. 414 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 15, 1892

In Adams v. Perry, 43 N. … As was said in Fosdick v.

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

104 Misc. 570 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 15, 1918

Fulton Trust Co. v. Phillips, 218 N. Y. 573 ; Cammann v. Bailey, 210 id. 19; Herzog v. Title Guar. & Trust Co., 177 id. 86; Matter of Brown, 180 App. Div. 903 . … Matter of Brown, 154 N. Y. 331 .

In re the Accounting of Fisher

181 Misc. 352 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 5, 1943

(Livingston v. Ward, 247 N. Y. 97 .) … (Waterman v. N. Y. Life Ins. & Trust Co., 237 N. Y. 293 ; Matter of Ossman v. Von Roemer, 221 N. Y. 381, 387 ; Meeks v. Meeks, 161 N. Y. 66, 70 .)

In re the Estate of Callister

147 Misc. 257 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 13, 1933

(McLean v. McLean, 207 N. Y. 365, at p. 371 .) … The language employed by the respective testators in Crocker v. Mulligan ( 154 App. Div. 711 ) and Stachelberg v. Stachelberg (124 id. 232) render these decisions readily distinguishable herefrom.

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Havens

1 Gibb. Surr. 88 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 15, 1894

See, also, Garlock v. Vandevort, 128 N. Y. 374 . … In the case of Riggs v. Cragg, 89 N.

McGinn v. Lighthouse

137 N.Y.S. 110 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 14, 1912

BROWN, S. This is an application on the part of the plaintiff in the action against the executors of a decedent, brought against them in their representative capacity. The petitioner, who secured! … In that I must disagree, on the authority of Bodle v. Hulse, 5 Wend. 313 , Scrantom v. Farmers’ & Mechanics’ Bank, 33 Barb. 527 , approvingly cited in Simpson v. Simpson, 44 App. Div. 492, 494 , 60 N. Y.

Hallock v. Teller

2 Dem. Sur. 206 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 15, 1882

(Bowen v. Bowen, 2 Bradf., 336 ; Dye v. Kerr, 15 Barb., 444 ; Robinson v. Cushman, 2 Den., 149 ; Sharp v. Cropsey, 11 Barb., 224 ; Conger v. Van Aernum, 43 Barb., 602 ; Wilcox v. … Wilcox, 48 Barb., 327 ; Matter of Teyn, 2 Redf., 306 ; Keller v. Stuck, 4 Redf., 297 ; Van Kuren v. Saxton, 3 Hun, 547 ; Williams v. Hutchinson, 3 N. Y., 312 ; Kearney v. McKeon, 85 N. Y., 139 ).

Beekman v. Vanderveer

3 Dem. Sur. 619 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 15, 1885

Hubbard, 6 Met., 50 ; Pollard v. Pollard, 1 Allen, 490 ; Gaw v. Hoffman, 12 Gratt., 628 ; Howard v. Frances, 30 N. J. Eq., 444; Potter v. Brown, 11 R. I., 232; Lord v. Lord, 23 Ct., 327; Loocock v. … But it would be presumptuous for me to act upon that theory, in the face of the decisions of the Court of Chancery, and of the Supreme Court, in Isenhart v. Brown, Sanford v. Sanford, and Babcock v.