Case law

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

118 Misc. 725 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 15, 1922

Hook v. Pratt, 8 Hun, 102 . No positive dishonesty of purpose is required to show constructive fraud. Forker v. Brown, 10 Misc. Rep. 161 . … Grant v. Grant, 1 Sandf. Ch. 235; Matter of Purdy, 46 App. Div. 33 ; Early v. Early, supra; Knapp v. Knapp, 10 N. Y. 276 ; Perry v. Perry, 21 N. Y. Supp. 133 ; Matter of Kennedy, 167 N. Y. 163 ; Harris v.

In re Berri

130 Misc. 527 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 7, 1927

The case of Munson v. Syracuse, G. & C. R. R. Co. ( 103 N. … Div. 367 ), also cited in Pyle v.

In re the Estate of Markowitz

152 Misc. 1 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 15, 1934

(Underhill v. Newburger, 4 Redf. 499, 506 ; Matter of Taber, 30 Misc. 172,180,181 ; affd., 54 App. Div. 529 ; Matter of Brown, 86 Misc. 187, 188 ; affd., 167 App. Div. 912 ; affd., 217 N. … Y. 681 ; Little v. McClain, 134 App. Div. 197, 200 ; Skelly v. Mortimer, 154 id. 921), wherefore the particulars in this regard will be furnished by the contestants.

In re the Estate of Mills

171 Misc. 42 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 28, 1939

Browning, King & Co., 123 Misc. 367, 373 ); it has reference to matters not fully covered by the original proceeding, but which are ejusdem generis. (Beek man v. Third Avenue R. R. Co., 153 N. Y. 144, 159 ; Landers v. … Co. v. Adirondack P. & L. Corp., 206 App. Div. 584 ; Kahn v. Johnston, 177 id. 383; Dolbeer v. Stout, 139 N. Y. 486 .)

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 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 Peck

135 Misc. 686 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 1, 1930

Y. 298 ; Matter of Crawford, 113 id. 560; Young v. Young, 80 id. 422; Matter of Brady, 133 Misc. 795; Ambrosius v. Ambrosius, [C. C. A.] 239 Fed. 473 .) … (Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co. v. Winthrop, 238 N. Y. 477 ; Brown v. Spohr, 180 id. 201; Shea v. Crofut, 203 App. Div. 210 ; Orton v.

In re Scheuer

5 Dem. Sur. 369 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1887

By pursuing this course, the respondents have relieved the petitioner from the disqualification established by § 829 (Smith v. Crawford, 3 Hun, 585 ; Marsh v. Brown, 18 Hun, 319 ; Potts v. Mayer, 86 N. … Y., 302 ; Wadsworth v. Heermans, 85 N. Y., 639 ; Estate of Stanley, N. Y. Surrog. Dec., May 27th, 1886).

Matter of Teyn

2 Redf. 306 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 15, 1876

As to the alleged claim for board and support, of the daughter, by Mr. Bergmann, the fact that she continued in the family as a member thereof, creates no implication of an obligation to pay. (See Williams v. … Y., 312 ; Dye v. Kerr, 15 Barb., 444 ; Sharp v. Cropsey, 11 Id., 224; Conger v. Van Aernum, 43 Id., 602; Wilcox v. Wilcox, 48 Id., 327; Robinson v. Cushman, 2 Denio, 149 .)

In re the Estate of Ryan

136 Misc. 261 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 19, 1930

(United States Trust Co. v. Wood, 146 App. Div. 751, 753 ; affd., 205 N. Y. 564 ; Despard v. Churchill, 53 id. 192, 199, 200; Matter of Hughes, 95 id. 55, 59, 60.) … (See Caulfield v. Sullivan, 85 N. Y. 153 .)

In re Flint

118 Misc. 134 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1922

Ferrer v. Pyne, 81 N. Y. 281 ; Bisson v. West Shore R. R. Co., supra. … Bodine v. Brown, 12 App. Div. 335 ; affd., 154 N. Y. 778 ; Matter of Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co., supra, at p. 174.

In re Anonymous

77 Misc. 2d 950 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 16, 1974

Sanders, 6 A D 2d 698, Case No. 10, affd. 5 N Y 2d *952 222; Matter of Spence Chapin Adoption Serv. v. Polk, 37 A D 2d 718, affd. 29 N Y 2d 196). … Y. v. Sanders, 6 A D 2d 698, affd. 5 N Y 2d 222; Matter of Spence-Chapin Adoption Serv. v. Polk, 37 A D 2d 718, affd. 29 N Y 2d 196; see Matter of Fitzsimmons v.

In re the Contested Will of Cleveland

1 Mills Surr. 187 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 15, 1899

Dupuy v. Wurtz, 53 N. Y. 556 ; see, also, Cruger v. Phelps, 21 Misc. Rep. 252 . … Clapp v. Fullerton, 34 N. Y. 197 . Submit decree admitting will to probate. Probate decreed.

In re the Construction of the Last Will & Testament of Quackenbush

127 Misc. 731 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 12, 1926

(Brown v. Quintard, 177 N. Y. 75 .) It is long established that where ordinary English words are used in a will, paroi evidence is inadmissible to show that the testator attached a peculiar meaning to them. … (Epstein v.

In re the Accounting of Hilliard

197 Misc. 1094 · New York Surrogate's Court · Aug 1, 1950

Bank v. Board of Supervisors of Otsego Co., 51 N. Y. 401, 406 .) (See, also, Welsh v. Spillane, 311 Mass. 746 .)

In re the Final Accounting in the Estate of Black

1 Tuck. Surr. 145 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 1, 1870

In the schedules, they set forth certain heavy charges against the children of the intestate for board and support during their minority. … (Murray v. Blatchford, 1 Wend., 583; Wheeler v. Wheeler, 9 Cow., 34 ; Stuyvesant v. Hall, 2 Barb. Ch. R., 151; Lawrence v. Lawrence, 3 Barb. Ch. R., 71.)

In re the Estate of Braun

36 Misc. 2d 692 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 25, 1962

Y. 138 ; Collister v. Fassitt, 163 N. Y. 281 ; Bradhurst v. Field, 135 N. Y. 564 ) and inquiry may be made as to the testator’s fortune and family (Matter of Title Guar. & Trust Co., 195 N. Y. 339 ). … Parol evidence is not admissible to contradict the language of a will or to provide an intention that has been omitted from the instrument (Matter of Smith, supra; Dwight v. Fancher, 245 N. Y. 71 ; Brown v.

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

2 Mills Surr. 549 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 15, 1902

Y. 90 ; Hoppock v. Tucker, 59 id. 208 ; Moffett v. Elmendorf, 152 id. 484, 485. … Brown v. Richter, 25 App. Div. 239 ; Clark v. Cammann, 160 N. Y. 328, 329 ; Matter of Rhodes, 24 Misc. Rep. 642 , affd. 39 App. Div. 12 ; Doane v. Mercantile T. Co., 160 N. Y. 494 . Decreed accordingly.

In re the Estate of Rykowski

106 Misc. 2d 820 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 13, 1981

is true that the nonmarital infants are not distributees so as to share in the probate estate, they are nevertheless interested in any recovery in the wrongful death action (compare EPTL 5-4.5 with EPTL 4-1.2 and Lalli v … Lalli, 439 US 259 ; see, also, Matter of Brown, 101 Misc 2d 805 ).

In re the Estate of Bamber

147 Misc. 712 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 18, 1933

(Erlanger v. Erlanger, 102 Misc. 236 .) (See, also, Barrett v. Miner, 119 id. 230; Brantingham v. Huff, supra.) … Kusian, supra; Odenbreit v.