Case law

In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Wilson

6 Mills Surr. 102 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1907

If the testator had intended that the estate of either one of his daughters should take a portion of this trust fund providing they died before the cestui que trust, Mehitable Brown, named in the codicil, then and in that … Bisson v. West Shore R. Co., *106 143 N. Y. 125 ; Tedd v. Morton, 60 id. 502; Stevenson v. Lesley, 70 id. 512.

Sheerin v. Public Administrator

2 Redf. 421 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 15, 1877

In Thompson v. Brown ( 4 Johns. Ch., 619 ) Chancellor • Kent holds that executors and administrators acting in good faith, and without any wilful default or fraud, will not be responsible for the loss which may arise. … In Whitney v.

Brick's Estate

15 Abb. Pr. 12 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 15, 1862

V.) - This state of things continued until 1686. … Law, Lond, ed., by Phillimore, 151; 1 Brown's Civ. & Adm. Law, Am. ed., 454.)

In re the Accounting of Green

200 Misc. 626 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 10, 1951

(Ralph v. Cronk, 266 N. Y. 428 ; Matter of Ditson, 177 Misc. 648, 654 .) … (Real Property Law, § 270; Salem v. Finney, 127 Misc. 387 .)

In re the Estate of Mildrum

108 Misc. 114 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 15, 1919

For many years prior to her death Sarah Furst and the plaintiff had lived together and been associated as partners in conducting and managing a boarding house. … Rastetter v. Hoenninger, 151 App. Div. 853 ; revd. on other grounds, 214 N. Y. 66 ; Matter of Hermann, 178 App. Div. 182 ; affd., 222 N. Y. 564 ; Matter of Orvis, 179 App. Div. 1 ; Hermann v. Ludwig, 186 id. 287.

In re the Estate of Hertzel

174 Misc. 2d 497 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 23, 1997

At common law, such doctrine basically provided that no trust in New York (whether testamentary or inter vivos) could exist where the sole present income beneficiary was, or became, the sole trustee (Matter of Reed v Browne

In re the Estate of Vought

76 Misc. 2d 755 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 21, 1973

Hartley was followed by Brown v. Robinson ( 224 N. Y. 301 ) where the Court of Appeals again regarded the amount involved as exceeding legal interest by a “ comparatively small amount ”. … Hartley and Brown , therefore, are quite different from the facts in tp.e case at bar.

Jones v. Hooper

2 Dem. Sur. 14 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 15, 1881

applicable to a variety of cases by the courts, until the tendency is to enlarge instead of abridging the jurisdiction of a Surrogate in his control over those entrusted with the management of estates of such persons (Bliss v. … Sheldon, 7 Barb., 152 ; Wood v. Brown, 34 N. Y., 337 ; Seaman v. Duryea, 11 N. Y., 327 ).

In re the Estate of Gebhardt

139 Misc. 775 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 7, 1931

In Wallis v. … Y. 643 ; Soper v. Brown, 136 id. 244, 248; Stokes v. Weston, 142 id. 433, 439; Matter of Berbling, 134 Misc. 730, 732 ; Matter of Balsamo, 136 id. 113,115,116; Matter of Andrews, 133 id. 365, 367.)

In re the First Intermediate Accounting of National Bank

11 Misc. 2d 283 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 27, 1958

(Hersee v. Simpson, 154 N. Y. 496 ; Corse v. Chapman, 153 N. Y. 466 ; Matter of Brown, 154 N. Y. 313 .) … (Tillman v. Ogren, 227 N. Y. 495 ; Post v. Moore, 181 N. Y. 15 ; Matter of Snowden, 235 App. Div. 862 .)

In re the Estate of Miller

202 Misc. 150 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 4, 1951

Y. 112,125-126 , supra; Davlin v. Title Guar. & Trust Co., 229 App. Div. 269 , affd. 255 N. Y. 559 ; Hanigan v. Wright, 233 App. Div. 82 , affd. 257 N. Y. 602 .) … It has been held (Rawley v. Brown, 71 N. Y. 85, 89 ) that “ Possession of property alone and without explanation, is evidence of ownership; but is the lowest species of evidence.

In re the Construction of the Will of Burton

17 Misc. 2d 948 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 18, 1959

Y. 327 ; Christman v. Roesch, 132 App. Div. 22 , affd. 198 N. Y. 538 ; 2 Davids, New York Law of Wills, § 774; Mater of Sutta, 54 N. Y. S. 2d 572, affd. 265 App. Div. 994 ; Matter of Lehmaier, 183 Misc. 592 ). … In the Sutta and Lehmaier cases (supra), as well as in Matter of Brown (122 N. Y.

Whitlock v. Whitlock

1 Dem. Sur. 160 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1883

.; Fonda v. Van Horne, *162 15 Wend., 633 ; Genet v. Tallmadge, 1 Johns. Ch., 3 ; Williams v. Storrs, 6 Johns. Ch., 357 ; Hyde v. Stone, 7 Wend., 354 ; Thomas v. Bennett, 56 Barb., 198 ; Brown v. … Stat., 7th ed., 2162, sec. 5; Fonda v. Van Horne, supra; Sylvester v. Ralston, 31 Barb., 289 ; Emerson v. Spicer, 46 N. Y., 596 ).

In re the Estate of Holmes

147 Misc. 394 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 27, 1933

The rule of instant revocation on marriage was applied in Brown v. Clark ( 77 N. … (Packer v. Packer, 179 Penn. St. 580.) “ But for the meaning and effect of the will we are to look to the law at the time of the testator’s death. (Wynne’s Lessee v. Wynne, 2 Swan [Tenn.], 405 [1852]; Price v.

In re the Construction of the Will of Wall

9 Misc. 2d 316 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 28, 1957

Brown, 136 N. Y. 244 ; Petry v. Petry, 186 App. Div. 738 , affd. 227 N. Y. 621 ). … It was said in Metropolitan Trust Co. v.

In re the Estate of Lutz

55 Misc. 2d 226 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 13, 1965

Lutz to pay for the board, room or care of said Anna Lutz. … (McKeon v. Van Slyck, 223 N. Y. 392, 397 ; Donnarumma v. Potter, 211 App. Div. 54 .)

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

7 Mills Surr. 163 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 15, 1909

Jackson v. La Grange, 19 Johns. 386 ; Dan v. Brown, 4 Cow. 483 ; Jackson v. Vickory, 1 Wend. 406 ; Jauncey v. Thorne, 2 Barb. Ch. 40 ; Butler v. Benson, 1 Barb. 526 .

In re the Estate of Hohm

186 Misc. 536 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 20, 1945

In Propper v. … (See Matter of Miller, supra; Kaufman v. Eisenberg, 177 Misc. 939 ; Groupement Financier Liegois v. Cutten, 178 Misc. 275 ; Brown v. Morgan & Co., Inc., 177 Misc. 763 ; Hungarian General Creditbank v. Titus, 182 App.

In re the Construction of the Will of Van Hoecke

197 Misc. 339 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 28, 1949

Y. 158 ; Thompson v. Thompson, 163 Misc. 946, 949-950 , affd. 254 App. Div. 601 ; Matter of Brown, 153 Misc. 282 ; Jardine v.

In re the Estate of Canfield

126 Misc. 2d 900 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 28, 1984

The Laws of 1949 (ch 446) amended Education Law § 355 to provide that the State University Board of Trustees be responsible and establish two health and medical centers as part of the State University system, one of which … Branham, 53 Misc 2d 346 ; State Univ. v Syracuse Univ., 285 App Div 59 [1954]).