Case law

In re the Estate of Musacchio

146 Misc. 626 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 27, 1933

In McNally v. … (Schultz v. Schultz, 35 N. Y. 653 ; Matter of Condon, 124 Misc. 845', Matter of Gethins, 97 id. 561.)

In re the Estate of Johnston

164 Misc. 469 · New York Surrogate's Court · Sep 28, 1937

Div. 228, 232 ); Matter of Wolfe (89 id. 349, 354 ); Haebler v. Eichler Brewing Co. (42 id. 95, 100); Dunning v. … (Williston Contracts, *472 § 51; Westwitt Realty Corp. v. Burger, 212 App. Div. 622, 626 ; Vogt v. Longfellow, 123 Misc. 498, 499 ; Hough v. Brown, 19 N. Y. 111, 115 ; Wittwer v. Hurwitz, 216 id. 259, 264 ; Frith v.

In re the Estate of Lynn

174 Misc. 361 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 29, 1940

Law, § 176; Low v. Bankers Trust Co., 270 N. Y. 143 ; Lockwood v. Mildeberger, 159 id. 181 .) … (Low v. Bankers Trust Co., supra, p. 150; Matter of Brown, 169 Misc. 43, 54 .) Typical of cases where there was a merger of the individual and appointive estates is Matter of Wainwright ( 248 App. Div. 336 ).

In re the Estate of Klein

177 Misc. 555 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 11, 1941

Y. 582 ; Smith v. Keller, 205 id. 39; Matter of Brand, 185 App. Div. 134 ; affd., 227 N. Y. 630 ; Matter of Dowdle, 224 App. Div. 450 ; affd., 256 N. Y. 629 ; Matter of Burke, 250 App. Div. 855 ; affd., 276 N. Y. 497 .) … (See 1 Williams on Executors [6th Am. ed.], pp. 251-252; 1 Jarm. on Wills [5th Am. ed.], pp. *114-”T91; Brown v. Clark, 77 N. Y. 369 ; In the Goods of Reynolds, L.

In re the Construction of the Will of Sloane

199 Misc. 265 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 26, 1950

Title to the stock will pass under the will to the same persons as trustees and they now constitute the board of directors of each of the corporations. … (Clark v. Dodge, 269 N. Y. 410 ; Kassel v. Empire Tinware Co., 178 App. Div. 176 ; Matter of Block, 186 Misc. 945, 949 .)

In re Nisbet

5 Dem. Sur. 286 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 15, 1886

St., 281; Harvy v. Chouteau, 14 Mo., 586 ; Utterton v. Robins, 1 Ad. & El., 423; Gordon v. Lord Reay, 5 Sim., 274; Payne v. Payne, 18 Cal., 291 ; Van Cortland v. Kip, 1 Hill, 590 ; Kip v. … Van Cortland, 7 Hill, 346 ; Van Alstyne v. Van Alstyne, 28 N. Y. 375 ; Brown v. Clark, 77 N. Y., 369 ).

In re the Accounting in Boyle's Estate

1 Tuck. Surr. 4 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 1, 1870

In Brown v. … In the case of Freeman v.

In re the Accounting by Ellinger

120 Misc. 276 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1923

See, also, Horstmann v. Flege, 172 N. Y. 381 ; Purdy v. *279 Purdy, 18 App. Div. 310 ; Roessle v. Roessle, 163 id. 344; Matter of Browning, 95 Misc. Rep. 459 ; Matter of Moeller, 117 id. 803. … In the case of Konvalinka v.

Graham v. De Witt

3 Bradf. 186 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 15, 1855

(Bourne v. Bourne, 2 Hare, 35; Banks v. Scott, 5 Madd. 493 ; 1 Jarman, 530.) … Rose, 2 Sim. & Stu., 323; Brown v. Bigg, 7 Vesey, 279; Polley v. Seymour, 2 Young & Coll., 708; In re Evans, 2 Cromp., M., & R., 206; Biggs v. Andrews, 5 Sim., 424.)

In re the Estate of Nevai

7 Misc. 3d 188 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 19, 2005

; (iii) nearly 78% of decedent’s assets are New York assets; (iv) nearly 30% of the beneficiaries under the will, including two charities who receive an aggregate of $3.5 million, reside or are located in New York; and (v) … Matter of Brown, 107 Misc 2d 970 [1981]).

In re the Estate of Park

158 Misc. 866 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 17, 1936

(Petry v. Petry, 186 App. Div. 738 ; affd., 227 N. Y. 621 .) … (S oper v. Brown, 136 N. Y. 244 ; Matter of Durant, 231 id. 41.) This rule of law yields to a very faint glimpse of a different intention. (N. Y. Life Ins. & Trust Co. v. Winthrop, 237 N. Y. 93, 105 .)

In re the Estate of Toms

84 Misc. 312 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1914

Y. 522 ; Reid v. Brown, 54 Misc. Rep. 483 . They are, therefore, not subject to the provisions of law which forbid the alienation by a beneficiary of the benefits of a trust fund. In Reid v. … Brown, supra, the court (Judge Truax) cites the case of Stokes v. Cheek, 27 Beav. 620, in which it was expressly held that an annuity might be sold.

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of the Westchester Trust Co.

17 Mills Surr. 413 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 23, 1916

(Schmidt v. Jewett, 127 App. Div. 376, 378 .) The case at-bar is not similar to those in Goodwin v. Ooddington ( 154 N. Y. 283 ), Matter of Brown (Id. 313) and Connelly v. O’Brien (166 id. 406 ). In Goodwin v. … Coddington and Connelly v.

In re the Estate of Makeever

162 Misc. 281 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 20, 1937

Y. 168 ; Low v. Harmony, 72 id. 408). It is the policy of the court to favor equality of distribution (Matter of Harden, 177 App. Div. 831 ; affd., 221 N. … (Matter of *283 Brown, 93 N. Y. 295 ; Matter of Miller, 18 App. Div. 211 ; affd., on opinion below, 155 N. Y. 646 .)

In re Estate of Mulligan

4 Misc. 361 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 15, 1893

Stewart v. Brown, 31 N. Y. 350 ; Chamberlain v. Darrow, 46 Hun, 48 ; Wilcox v. Hawley, 31 N. Y. 648 . … The claim that the original act was unconstitutional because it impaired the obligation of contracts made prior to its passage. was passed upon in the Court of Appeals in the decision of the case of Morse v.

In re the Will of Dillenback

189 Misc. 538 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 8, 1947

One of the former Methodist Trustees is now on the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Church and there is at least one other member on the latter board who came from the former Methodist Church membership. *541 While it … (Sherman v. Richmond Hose Co., 230 N. Y. 462, 473 .) No general rule can be enunciated as to the manner in which the cy pres doctrine will be applied.

In re the Estate of Abruzzo

137 Misc. 299 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 19, 1930

She boarded him, mended his clothes, trimmed his hair and beard and during the eleven months of his last illness nursed him day and *301 night. … (Reynolds v. Robinson, 64 N. Y. 589 , 593 ; Matter of Mason, 134 Misc. 902, 915 .)

In re the Estate of Larney

148 Misc. 871 · New York Surrogate's Court · Sep 14, 1933

Act, § 243; Whipple v. Brown Bros. Co., 225 N. … (Ennis v. Chichester, 187 App. Div. 53 ; affd., 227 N. Y. 663 ; Ide v. Brown, 178 id. 26, 43, 44; Dobie v. Armstrong, 160 id. 584, 593; Lavin v. Thomas, 123 App. Div. 113, 117 ; Matter of Tracy, 11 N. Y. St.

In re the Estate of Butler

36 Misc. 2d 430 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 28, 1962

Brown, 136 N. Y. 244 ). However, it has been consistently held that the presumption must yield to a very faint glimpse of a different intention (Matter of Good, 304 N. Y. 110 ; Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. … Y. 354 ; New York Life Ins. & Trust Co. v. Winthrop, 237 N. Y. 93 ; Matter of Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co., 213 N. Y. 168 ; Ferrer v. Pyne, 81 N.

In re the Estate of Frank

153 Misc. 688 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 7, 1934

(Brown v. Richter, 25 App. Div. 239, 243 ; Pratt v. Prentice, 166 id. 906, 907; affd., 221 N. Y. 707 .) The sole remaining question relates to the disposition of the remainder following the death of the son.