Case law

In re the Construction of the Will of Boehm

198 Misc. 994 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 16, 1951

(Brown v. Quintard, 177 N. Y. 75 ; Matter of Dunbar, 189 Misc. 687 .) … There was submitted to the court as precedent the case of Neil v. Neil ( 96 Misc. 355 ) but in that case the testator stated that he was leaving all his real and personal property to his wife.

In re the Estate of Fenton

160 Misc. 215 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 29, 1936

Y. 225, 227 ; Matter of Brown, 153 Misc. 282 .) If the parties cannot agree upon the articles, the issue may be determined pursuant to the provisions of sections 200, 201 and 267 of the Surrogate’s Court Act. … (Carley v. Harper, 219 N. Y. 295 .)

In re the Estate of Clonan

176 Misc. 557 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 28, 1941

(United States v. Stewart, 311 U. S. 60 ; 61 Sup. Ct. 102; Betz v. Horr, 276 N. Y. 83 ; Board of Education v. Town of Greenburgh, 277 id. 193; Matter of McDonald [Michaelson], 162 Misc. 847 .) … Like rules of statutory construction were expressed in Griffin v. Interurban St. R. Co. ( 179 N. Y. 438 ); People ex rel. McGuinness v. Lewis ( 127 App. Div. 107 ); Benoit v. N. Y. Central & H. R. R. R.

In re the Estate of Bates

164 Misc. 435 · New York Surrogate's Court · Sep 23, 1937

Div. 262, 264 ; Matter of Brown, 135 Misc. 611, 613 ; Matter of Sloat, 141 id. 710, 712 ; Matter of Miranda, 151 id. 459, 462.) … The remainder gifts to the charities became absolutely vested at the date of death (Warner v. Durant, 76 N. Y. 133, 136 ; Fulton Trust Co. v.

In re the Estate of Innerfield

153 Misc. 706 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 12, 1934

(Underwood v. Curtis, 127 N. Y. 523 ; Kalish v. Kalish, 166 id. 368; Brown v. Quintard, 177 *708 id. 73; Matter of Hitchcock, 222 id. 57; Brinkerhoff v. Seabury, 137 App. Div. 916 ; affd., 201 N. … Y. 440, 443 ; Fleischman v. Furgueson, 223 id. 235, 239; Adams v. Massey, 184 id. 62, 69; Roseboom v. Roseboom, 81 id. 356, 359; Van Nostrand v. Moore, 52 id. 12, 20; Sedlaczek v. De Dreuzy, 220 App.

In re the Estate of Gaul

160 Misc. 123 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 12, 1936

(Stephens v. Board of Education, 79 N. Y. 183, 186 ; People ex rel. Briggs v. Hanley, 226 id. 453 .) … (Baker v. New York National Exchange Bank, 100 N. Y. 31, 35 ; United National Bank v. Weatherby, supra.) I hold that the funds of the estate are impressed with a trust in favor of George S.

In re the Application for Letters of Administration Upon the Estate of McGinness

13 Misc. 714 · New York Surrogate's Court · Aug 15, 1895

Carter v. Rice, 135 N. … Field v. Board of Aldermen, General Term, first department, August, 1895. If the annexation act is valid, we have this anomalous condition.

In re the Estate of Moss

137 Misc. 449 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 21, 1930

(Manice v. Manice, 43 N. Y. 303, 369 ; Bushnell v. Carpenter, 92 id. 270; Cammann v. Bailey, 210 id. 19, 27; Fulton Trust Co. v. Phillips, 218 id. 573, 582.) … (Brown v. Knapp, 79 N. Y. 136, 141 ; Lyon v. I. S. Association, 127 id. 402, 406.)

In re the Estate of Mendley

154 Misc. 59 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 7, 1935

(Matter of Brown, 131 Misc. 859 .) I am satisfied that the personal property of the decedent has “ come into ” this county in good faith and not for any fraudulent purpose. The objector relies upon Hoes v. New York, N.

In re the Estate of McKenna

114 Misc. 2d 304 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 7, 1982

Joseph’s Hosp. v Bennett, supra; Matter of Fowler, supra; Matter of Pelton, supra). … The petitioner may expend any amount in excess of said sum for such hospital purposes as is deemed prudent by its board of trustees (Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, § 513, subd [c]).

In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of Meyer

8 Mills Surr. 202 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 15, 1911

Pr. 14 ; Harris v. Ely, 25 N. Y. 138, 142 ; Tucker v. Tucker, 4 Keyes, 136 ; Stilwell v. Carpenter, 59 N. Y. 414 ; 2 Abb. N. C. 238, 268 ; Koch v. Mayor, 152 N. … Lister v. Smith, 33 L. J. Pr. 29. There are other earlier decisions of like purport. Nichols v. Nichols, 2 Phill. 180 .

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

6 Mills Surr. 122 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 15, 1907

Shute v. Sargent, 67 N. H. 305. In Matter of Florence Will, 7 N. Y. … The Court of Appeals in Bolton v. Schriever, 135 N.

In re the Adoption of an Anonymous Child

195 Misc. 6 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 11, 1949

She secured a boarding home of her own choice and paid for a considerable length of time for the care of her offspring until she became ill and was required to go to a hospital *8 for medical treatment and a surgical operation … Anonymous v. Perkins Adoption Soc., 271 App. Div. 672 , 673.)

In re the Estate of Rubinstein

169 Misc. 273 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 18, 1938

Ch. 258, 267 ; Newcomb v. Trustees of St. Peter’s Church, 2 Sandf. Ch. 636; Beck v. … (Brown v. Brown, 16 Barb. 569, 575 .) The pertinent principles in this regard are elucidated in Waldo v. Hayes ( 96 App.

In re Thompson

5 Dem. Sur. 117 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 15, 1887

I find that the Surrogate’s court has jurisdiction in this case to pass upon these claims of the executors, as incident to its general powers in the settlement of estates (Riggs v. Cragg, 89 N. Y., 479 ; Purdy v. … Y., 448 ; Dubois v. Brown, 1 Dem., 317 ; Matter of Collyer, 4 id., 24; Fernbacher v. Fernbacher, 4 id., 227).

In re the Estate of Brown

153 Misc. 41 · New York Surrogate's Court · Oct 3, 1934

(Tilliman v. Davis, 95 N. Y. 17, 24 ; New York Life Ins. & Trust Co. v. Winthrop, 237 id. 93, 108; Matter of Storum, 220 App. Div. 472, 476 ; Matter of Hall, 141 Misc. 169, 171 ; affd., 234 App. … In Thomson v. Tracy ( 60 N.

In re the Estate of Coffin

152 Misc. 619 · New York Surrogate's Court · Aug 31, 1934

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. … In the former class of cases may be noted McGrath v. McGrath’s Admrs. ( 38 Ala. 246 ) and Georgetown National Bank v. Ford ( 215 Ky. 472 ). Wingo v. Parker (19 S. C. 9) and Baxter v.

In re the Estate of Muller

5 Misc. 2d 83 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 28, 1956

The board of directors called this transaction a stock split. … (United States Trust Co. v. Heye, 224 N. Y. 242 ; Matter of Norton, 129 Misc. 875, 884 .)

In re the Estate of Dialogue

159 Misc. 18 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 16, 1936

On the other hand, if the law of New Jersey governs the interpretation, the grandson will share, since in that State the common-law rule respecting the meaning of issue, noted in Soper v. Brown ( 136 N. … (McCracken v. Hayward, 2 How. [U. S.] *22 608, 613; Edwards v. Kearzey, 96 U. S. 595, 601 ; People ex rel. City of New York v. Nixon, 229 N. Y. 356, 361 ; Matter of Cohen, 149 Misc. 765, 769 .)

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Smith

1 Gibb. Surr. 337 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 15, 1895

See, also, Florentine v. Wilson, Hill & D. 303; Cropsey v. McKinney, 30 Barb. 47 ; Morgan v. Potter, 17 Hun, 403 ; Beach v. Beach, 2 Hill, 260 ; Van Order v. Van Order, 8 Hun, 315 ; Dupre v. Rein, 7 Abb. N. … White v. Wager, 25. N. Y. 328.