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  • In re the Estate of Weissman

    140 Misc. 360 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 2, 1931

    This is noted in Hauselt v. Patterson ( 124 N. … (Johnson v. Corbett, 11 Paige, 265 .) ” (See, also, Erwin v. Loper, 43 N. Y. 521, 525 ; Olmstead v. Latimer, 9 App. Div. 163, 166 ; modfd. on other grounds, 158 N. Y. 313 .)

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • In re the Judicial Settlement of the Final Account of Proceedings of Purdy

    129 Misc. 297 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 7, 1927

    (Butler v. Townsend, 84 Hun, 100 .) … Matter of Gill ( 42 Misc. 457 ); Matter of Blow (2 Con. 360); *300 Carman v. Brown (Coffin, S., 4 Dem. 96); James v.

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  • In re the Estate of Frothingham

    161 Misc. 317 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 18, 1936

    (Vincent v. Rix, 248 N. Y. 76 .) … (Matter of Brown, 252 N. Y. 366, 375.) There was no intention to make the wife his agent; thé only inference is one of gift. He had decided to make it.'

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  • In re the Estate of Lynch

    129 Misc. 2d 679 · New York Surrogate's Court · Sep 9, 1985

    The trustee thus may not collect commissions on the death of any one income beneficiary (Matter of Coutts, 260 NY 128 ; Leask v Beach, 173 App Div 873 ). … the same (Matter of Culver, supra; Matter of Davis, 26 AD2d 782 [1st Dept 1966]; Matter of Moulton, 1 AD2d 771 [1st Dept 1956]; Matter of Wing, 86 Misc 2d 922 ; Matter of Smith, supra; Matter of Snelham, supra; Matter of Brown

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • 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 .)

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • In re the Estate of Sanders

    148 Misc. 776 · New York Surrogate's Court · Aug 11, 1933

    (Petry v. Petry, 186 App. Div. 738 .) … (Soper v. Brown, 136 N. Y. 244 ; Matter of Durant, 231 id. 41.)

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  • In re the Estate of Pulitzer

    14 Misc. 2d 734 · New York Surrogate's Court · Aug 6, 1958

    Brown, 136 N. Y. 244 ; Matter of Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co., 213 N. Y. 168 ; Matter of Durant, 231 N. Y. 41 ). … Y. 167 ; Meeks v. Meeks, 161 N. Y. 66 ; Matter of Hayes, 263 N. Y. 219 ; Matter of Lyons, 271 N. Y. 204 ; Matter of Forde, 286 N. Y. 125 ).

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Miller v. White

    5 Redf. 320 · New York Surrogate's Court · Sep 15, 1881

    Cas. on Wills, 28, note; 1 Redf. on Wills, 46 ; Dayton on Surrog. [3 ed.], 57, 175; Delafield v. Parish, 25 N. Y., 72 , 97; * Jackson v. King, 4 Cow., *322 207 ; Ean v. Snyder, 46 Barb)., 232; Brown v. … C. 480; Baker v. Batt, Id., 317; Sutton v. Sadler, 3 C. B. [N. S.], 87; Symes v. Green, 1 Swaby & T., 401; Keays v. McDonnell, 6 Irish Pep. Eq., 611; Robinson v. Adams, 62 Maine, 369; Cilley v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Payment of the Undertaker's Bill v. Wingersky

    8 Mills Surr. 538 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 15, 1911

    Who is an “ intermeddler ” is discussed in Watkins v. Brown, 89 App. Div. 194 . Yet the proceeding is in this matter directed against the administrator. … Hart v. Ten Eyck, 22 Johns. Ch. 113 .

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  • In re the Estate of Lessig

    165 Misc. 706 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 21, 1937

    (Ward v. Orsini, 243 N. Y. 123 ; Rodkinson v. Haecker, 248 id. 480, 489; Matter of Woolfson, 158 Misc. 928, 931 .) There is here no assertion that the attorney was put upon by the widow. … The final question for decision relates to the authority of this court to award the sum of $2,100 out of the moneys to be received on the compromise to the board of child welfare of the city of New York.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Bunnell v. Ranney

    2 Dem. Sur. 327 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 15, 1884

    Murray v. Vanderpoel, ante, 311; Maze v. Brown, ante, 217; Dakin v. Demming, 6 Paige, 95 ; Montross v. Wheeler, 4 Lansing, 99; Farnsworth v. Oliphant, 19 Barb., 30 ). This is not such a proceeding. … Madden, 27 Hun, 371 ; Humiston v. Ballard, 63 Barb., 11 ; King v. Poole, 36 Barb., 247 ; McMahon v. Mut. Benefit Life Ins. Co., 3 Bosw., 645 ; Harriot v. N. J. R. R. Co., 1 Daly, 377 ; Cumberland Coal & Iron Co. v.

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  • In re the Probate of the Will of Schuster

    14 Misc. 534 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 15, 1920

    Soper v. Brown, 136 N. Y. 244 ; Schmidt v. Jewett, 195 id. 486 ; Matter of United States Trust Co., 36 Misc. Rep. 378 . … Y. 537 ; Brown v. Tanz, 176 App. Div. 795 ; Matter of Wienholz, 16 Mills, 263 (Fowler, S.); Matter of Durant, 109 Misc. Rep. 62 ; Matter of Lawrence, 111 id. 524.

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  • In re the Estate of Segura

    110 Misc. 624 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 15, 1920

    Y. 71 ; Matter of Baer, 147 id. 348; Delafield v. Shipman, 103 id. 464; Delaney v. McCormack, 88 id. 174. … While she is alive she is *628 the person presumptively entitled to the next eventual estate (Schettler v. Smith, 41 N. Y. 328 ; Tobin v. Graf, 39 Misc.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Youngs v. Youngs

    5 Redf. 505 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 15, 1882

    Such seems to me a fair interpretation of the decisions in the following cases : State v. K. (4 N. H., 562); Chamberlain v. Willson ( 12 Vt., 491 ); Norfolk v. Gaylord ( 28 Conn., 309 ); Brown v. … Brown ( 5 Mass., 320 ); State v. Foster ( 3 Foster, 354 ); Low v. Mitchell (18 Me., 374); Coburn v. Odell (30 N. H., 540); Commonwealth v. Lannan (13 Allan, 564); Commonwealth v. Price ( 10 Gray, *511 472 ); Foster v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • In re the Probate of a Paper Propounded as the Will of Paulding

    1 Tuck. Surr. 47 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 1, 1870

    L. & E., 578; Barber v. Barber, 21 How. U. S., 593; Vischer v. Vischer, 12 Barb., 640 .) … (Harding v. Alden, 9 Greenleaf, 140; Ditson v. Ditson, 4 R. I., 87; Schonwald v. Schonwald„ 2 Jones Eq. 367 .) This rule was adopted for the necessary convenience of suitors.

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  • In re the Accounting of Security Trust Co.

    189 Misc. 748 · New York Surrogate's Court · Apr 30, 1947

    Moreover, subdivision 8 further provides: “ Any such valuation so made or action taken in reliance thereon, if made or taken in good faith and pursuant to such rules and regulations of the banking board, shall fully protect … The same defect attached to the statutes which were declared null in Brown v. Board, 50 Miss. 471 , and Webster v. Reid, 11 How. *771 (U. S.) 437.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Sellis' Case

    4 Abb. Pr. 272 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 15, 1857

    Brown (1 Bradf. R., 204); nor have I seen any reason since that decision to change the views then expressed. … In the case of Payne v.

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  • In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Butler

    7 Mills Surr. 407 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1910

    so is clearly expressed ; so that the property will go to those who are related in blood to the testatrix, father than to those who would take nothing from the testatrix as heir or next of kin in case of intestacy (Scott v. … Co. v. Viele, 161 id. 11) ; and expressed words or a *409 necessary implication is requisite in order to disinherit an heir-at-law. Brown v. Quintard, 177 N. Y. 75 .

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  • In re the Estate of Cerello

    155 Misc. 709 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 31, 1935

    The ruling in Jones v. Price ( 107 W. Va. 55 ; 146 S. E. 890 ) sustains the administrator’s position. … (Pagel v. Pagel, 291 U. S. 473 .)

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • In re Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.

    89 Misc. 2d 1088 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jul 1, 1977

    on a contention that the procedure which this corporate trustee follows in the course of its investment decisions is in accord with the Banking Law of the State of New York, the regulations of the New York State Banking Board … King v. Talbot, 40 N. Y. 76, 90-91 ; 3 Scott, Trusts [3d ed.], § 213.1, pp. 1712-1713).

    Cited 16 timesPublished

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