Case law

In re the Estate of Purtill

111 Misc. 2d 916 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 15, 1981

Huss Co., 43 NY2d 527 ; Castleberry v Hudson Val. … In embracing the reasoning set forth in Matter of Van Duesen v United States Fid. & Guar.

In re the Will of Lehmaier

183 Misc. 592 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 29, 1944

(Forster et al. v. Winfield, 142 N. Y. 327 ; Christman v. Roesch, 132 App. Div. 22 , affd. 198 N. Y. 538 ; Davids’ New York Law of Wills, § 774.) … (Reynolds v. Reynolds, 224 N. Y. 429 ; Fairchild v. Edson, 154 N. Y. 199 ; Matter of Bouvier, 257 App. Div. 665 ; Gross v. Moore, 68 Hun 412 , affd. 141 N. Y. 559 ; Matter of Keenan, 107 App. Div. 234 .)

In re a Construction of the Last Will & Testament of Weiss

124 Misc. 413 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 14, 1925

(Furniss v. Cruikshank, 230 N. Y. 495, 501 ; Collister v. Fassitt, 163 id. 281, 284; Stimson v. Vroman, 99 id. 74, 79; Terpening v. Skinner, 30 Barb. 373 .) … Y. 433 ; Brown v. Quintard, 177 id. 75, 83; Mann v. Mann, 1 Johns. Ch. 231, 234 ) and where there is a patent ambiguity susceptible of resolution thereby. (Matter of Fowles, 95 Misc. 48, 51 ; 176 App. Div. 637 ; 222 N.

In re the Estate of Scheck

172 Misc. 236 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 13, 1939

(Matter of Ziemba, 165 Misc. 853, 858 , and authorities cited; Flynn v. McDermott, 183 N. Y. 62, 65, 66 ; Camardella v. Schwartz, 126 App. Div. 334, 336 ; Youngs v. Goodman, 240 N. … Y. 470, 473 ; Matter of Brown, 212 App. Div. 677, 679 ; Matter of Mihlman, 140 Misc. 535, 537 .)

In re the Estate of Wilber

27 Misc. 53 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 15, 1899

In the accounts filed by the said Wilber, he asks to be allowed -the sum of $754.55 out of the estate of this infant, which sum was paid by him for the board, tuition and expenses of his daughter while she was in Washington … Hyland v. Baxter, 98 N. Y. 610 . The real question for decision is: Does Mr. Wilber now present a proper case for such an allowance? He is the father of this infant.

In re the Estate of Macneal

174 Misc. 947 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 25, 1940

(Smith v. Kearney, 2 Barb. Ch. 533, 547 ; Close v. Van Husen, 19 Barb. 505, 509 ; Wright v. Austin, 56 id. 13; Ferris v. Burrows, 34 Hun, 104 ; affd., 99 N. … (Crawford v. Nassoy, 173 N. Y. 163 ; Matter of Schoenfelder, 161 Misc. 654 .) In People ex rel. Brown v. Prendergast ( 146 App.

In re the Contested Guardianship of Curtin

16 Mills Surr. 178 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 15, 1916

board and lodging in her home. … (Ledwith v. Ledwith, 1 Dem. 154 ; Smith v. Smith, 2 id. 43 ; Morehouse v. Cooke, 1 Hopk. Ch. 226 ; Matter of Lamb, 139 N. Y. Supp. 685 .)

In re the Guardianship of Cross

15 Mills Surr. 244 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 15, 1915

Thus in Foster v. … Brush v. Brown ( 20 Wkly. Dig. 516); Matter of Lamb’s Estate (supra) ; Holley v. Chamberlain ( 1 Redf. 333 ) ; Burmester v. Orth (5 id. 259).

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of the United States Trust Co.

78 Misc. 227 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 15, 1912

Yates, 9 Barb. 324, 344 ; Kane v. Gott, 24 Wend. 641 , 662; Gilman v. Reddington, 24 N. Y. 13 ; Graff v. Bonnett, 31 id. 9, 13; Cutting v. Cutting, 86 id. 522; Cook v. Lowry, 95 id. 111; Cochrane v. … It is contended on behalf of some of the appellants that Matter of Brown, 154 N.

In re the Estate of Hellwig

178 Misc. 510 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 21, 1942

(Ferkin v. Board of Education, 278 N. Y. 263 , 268: Murray v. Narwood, 192 id. 172, 176, 179; Cook v. Barnes, 36 id. 520.) … (Dykers v. Townsend, 24 N. Y. 57, 63 ; Harris v. White, 81 id. 532, 547; Milbank v. Jones, 127 id. 370, 376; Richards v. Wiener Co., 207 id. 59, 65.) In Dykers v.

In re the Estate of Canfield

165 Misc. 66 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 17, 1937

(Lawrence v. Brown, 5 N. Y. 394, 401 ; Jewett v. Miller, 10 id. 402, 409 ; Manufacturers’ & Traders Bank v. Hazard, 30 id. 226, 230; Continental Nat. Bank v. National Bank of the Commonwealth, 50 id. 575, 581; Blair v. … Act, § 48; Urtz v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co., 202 N. Y. 170, 173 ; Holland v. Grote, 193 id. 262, 270 ; Wood v.

In re Trask's Estate

49 N.Y.S. 825 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 15, 1897

Prac. 291 ; Maze v. Brown, 2 Dem. Sur. 217 . … Popham v. Spencer, 4 Redf. Sur. 401.

In re the Establishment of a Supplemental Needs Trust for Ullman

184 Misc. 2d 7 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 14, 2000

court notes that funding a supplemental needs trust with SSI payments may actually be detrimental to Stephan since a power proposed for the trustee is the authority to pay for his current living expenses, i.e., room and board … (EPTL 7-1.12 [a] [5]; Sullivan v County of Suffolk, 1 F Supp 2d 186 , affd 174 F3d 282 .)

In re the Estate of Ault

164 Misc. 2d 272 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 28, 1995

charged with payment of the compensation of a guardian ad litem only where the actions of such party generated unnecessary, unfounded or purely self-serving litigation that resulted in the appointment of a guardian (Matter of Board … of Educ. v Ambach, 90 AD2d 227 , affd 60 NY2d 758 , cert denied 465 US 1101 ; Perales v Cuttita, 127 AD2d 960 ; Matter of Hall Hosp.

In re the Estate of Shapiro

28 Misc. 2d 924 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 13, 1961

Brown, Justice of the Supreme Court and Acting Surrogate. … (Mitchell v. Mitchell, 265 App. Div. 27 ; Hart v. Hart, 194 Misc. 162 , affd. 274 App. Div. 1036 .)

In re the Estate of James

148 Misc. 124 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 19, 1933

Y. 525, 526, 527 ; Beugger v. Ashley, 161 App. Div. 576, 581 ; Whitney v. … (Fairchild v. Fairchild, 64 N. Y. 471, 480 ; Flour City Nat. Bank v. Widener, 163 id. 276, 280; Matter of Brown, Foley, S., 116 Mise. 483, 485.)

In re the Estate of Johnson

5 Misc. 2d 87 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 7, 1956

Browne, 295 N. Y. 184 ; Rose v. Hatch, 125 N. Y. 427 ). … Y. 165,170 ; Peck v. Smith, 227 N. Y. 228, 232 ; Matter of Smith, 170 Misc. 556 ; see Surrogate’s Ct. Act, § 314, subd. 6). Like a trustee he may be compelled to account (Surrogate’s Ct.

In re White

205 Misc. 198 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 4, 1953

Y. 282, 335-336 ; Matter of Halsted, 172 Misc. 632 ; Matter of Browning, 153 Misc. 564 ). … It is the adoptive parents who thereafter bear that relationship to the child (Betz v. Horr, 276 N. Y. 83 ; Carpenter v. Buffalo Gen. Elec. Co., 213 N. Y. 101 ; Matter of MacRae, 189 N. Y. 142 ).

In re the Accounting of Terry

202 Misc. 231 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 21, 1951

Div. 59 , supra [1925]; Matter of Bielby, 91 Misc. 353 , supra [1915]; Matter of Brown, 87 Misc. 541 [1914]; Matter of Sewell, 32 Misc. 604 [1900]; Gross v. Moore, 14 App. Div. 353 [1897].)

In re the Estate of Topping

36 Misc. 2d 991 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 20, 1962

that upon his death, Second Party shall receive, for and during the term of her natural life, the income from one hun *992 dred (100) shares of his stock in Topping Brothers, and twenty-seven (27) shares of his stock in Browning … (Tutunjian v. Vetzigian, 299 N. Y. 315 ; O’Boyle v. Brenner, 273 App. Div. 683 ; Rich v. Mottek, 11 N Y 2d 90; Phalen v. United States Trust Co. of N. Y., 186 N. Y. 178 ; Matter of Boyd, 25 Misc 2d 384 .)