Case law

In re the Estate of Southmayd

124 Misc. 647 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 16, 1925

Osburn v. Rochester Trust & Safe Deposit Co. ( 209 N. Y. 54 ) and Matter of Danklefsen ( 171 App. Div. 339 ), cited by the contestants in support of their claim, are not in point. … (Riker v. Cornwell, 113 N. Y. 115, 127 . See, also, Lamb v. Lamb, 131 N. Y. 227 ; Carter v. Board of Education, 144 N. Y. 621 ; Matter of Miner, 146 N. Y. 121 .)” The objections of Samuel D. Southmayd, Julia Y.

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

8 Mills Surr. 442 · New York Surrogate's Court · Nov 15, 1911

Du Bois v. Brown, 1 Dem. 317 . 2. … Browning v. Vanderhoven, 55 How. Pr. 97 ; s. c. 4 Abb. N. C. 166 . 4.

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of the Fidelity Loan, Trust & Guaranty Co.

2 Gibb. Surr. 406 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 15, 1898

Ackerman v. Emott, 4 Barb. 626 . … Trust Co. v. C., B. & Q. R. R. Co., 64 Hun, 1 ; affirmed, 138 N. Y. 657 .

In re Weeks

5 Dem. Sur. 194 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1887

Vice Chancellor Wigram, in Browne v. … The decision in Browne v. Amyot was followed in 1852 by Maule, J., in Beer v. Beer (12 Com. B., 60, 77), and in 1857 by Vice Chancellor Wood, in Clulow’s Estate (3 Kay & J., 689).

In re the Construction of the Will of Sundheimer

29 Misc. 2d 179 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 12, 1961

exercise judgment and prudence and that it scrupulously avoid any conduct that, within the information available to it, can be regarded as self-dealing within the definition of the decisions (City Bank Farmers Trust Co. v. … The Banking Board of the State of New York strictly controls and regulates the common trusts established by trust companies and among other things expressly *181 prohibits the trust companies from the investment of their

Church Charity Foundation v. People

6 Dem. Sur. 154 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 15, 1887

In Hebrew Asylum v. … In *158 Ass’n., etc. v.

In re the Estate of Matthiessen

175 Misc. 466 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 6, 1940

(Cochran v. Commonwealth, 241 Ky. 656 ; 44 S. W [2d] 603: Foulkes v. Foulkes, 173 Ark. 188 ; 293 S. W. 1 ; Bacon v. Barber, — Vt. —; 6 A. [2d] 9.) … Brown v. Routzahn (63 F. [2d] 914; certiorari denied, 290 U. S. 641 ) was a suit by the Collector of Internal Revenue to recover a tax upon a gift alleged to have been made in contemplation of death.

In re the Estate of Bertram

89 Misc. 2d 55 · New York Surrogate's Court · Dec 14, 1976

Evans V. Brewster, S. … v Spohr, 180 NY 201 ; Matter of Fontanella, 33 AD2d 29 ).

In re the Estate of Feinberg

43 Misc. 2d 191 · New York Surrogate's Court · May 20, 1964

Brown, J., Acting Surrogate. This is a motion by petitioner, the United States of America, to reargue the decision of this court dated November 18, 1963 ( 40 Misc 2d 1013 ). … As was said by Judge Story in United States v. Hoar (26 Fed. Cas.

In re the Construction of the Will of Norrie

27 Misc. 2d 454 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 24, 1961

(Personal Property Law, § 11; Hillen v. Iselin, 144 N. Y. 365 ; Fargo v. Squiers, 154 N. … Y. 204 ; Brown v. Quintard, 177 N. Y. 75 ; Matter of Sheedy, supra.)

In re the Estate of Rosenthal

155 Misc. 295 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 23, 1935

Y. 598 ; New York Trust Company v. Black, 178 App. Div. 4 ; affd. 223 N. Y. 703 ; Matter of Quinlan, 147 Misc. 483 ; Matter of Connolly, 71 id. 388.) … Y. 104 ; Matter of White, 135 Misc. 377 ; Matter of Brown, 155 id. 620.) General responsibility for the proper application of the funds is imposed, in order to avoid improper diversion or bad faith.

In re the Estate of Seifert

145 Misc. 503 · New York Surrogate's Court · Aug 12, 1932

These checks were paid monthly as a mother’s pension to the respondent by the board of child welfare of the city of New York. Sixteen of them are in evidence. … (Platt v. Elias, 186 N. Y. 374 .)

In re Pfohl

2 Gibb. Surr. 230 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 15, 1897

Turner v. Amsdell, 3 Dem. 19 . I am satisfied that this proceeding was begun as a convenient form of raising money for the payment of a debt, which, to my mind, is exceedingly suspicious, and the -justice doubtful. … From the proof offered, I am not satisfied that the claim for board, washing, nursing and care of Mary’ T. Pfohl, is a valid claim, and, therefore, reject the same.

In re the Estate of Mcalpin

166 Misc. 333 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jan 14, 1938

In the light of these excerpts it cannot be doubted that Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. … Browning, 225 id. 358,363; Matter of Cohen, 270 id. 383,386.)

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Langdon

14 Mills Surr. 21 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 15, 1915

The executor, by the fourth paragraph of the will, was directed from the aggregate annuities to provide for the care and maintenance of his daughter by paying her board and expenses of forty dollars a month while she remained … (Hill v. Guaranty Trust Co., 163 App. Div. 374 ; Estate of Burns, 164 id. 363.) Decreed accordingly.

In re the Estate of Cohen

12 Misc. 2d 784 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 4, 1958

(Mitchell v. Mitchell, 170 App. Div. 452 ; Simon v. Simon, 274 App. Div. 447 .) … (Frehe v. Schildwachter, 289 N. Y. 250 ; Frankenheim v. Altman & Co., 1 A D 2d 200.)

In re Irving Trust Co.

136 Misc. 762 · New York Surrogate's Court · Mar 14, 1930

These four constituted the board of directors. Lilienthal was elected president, and Kneezel secretary and treasurer. … John’s College v. Ætna Indemnity Co. ( 201 N. Y. 335, 341 ); Smith v. Molleson (148 id. 241, 246, 247); Antisdel v. Williamson (165 id. 372, 375); City of New York v. Clark ( 84 App.

In re the Estate of Corlies

150 Misc. 596 · New York Surrogate's Court · Feb 27, 1934

(Soper v. Brown, 136 N. Y. 244, 249, 250 .) … (See, also, Overheiser v. Lackey, 207 N. Y. 229, 233 ; Adams v.

In re the Estate of Crater

171 Misc. 732 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 8, 1939

(Butler v. Mutual Life Ins. Co., 225 N. Y. 197, 203 .) … Co., supra; Matter of Board of Education, 173 N. Y. 321 ; Matter of Wagener, 143 App. Div. 286 ; Matter of Katz, 135 Misc. 861 .)

Sealy v. Clifton L.L.C.

34 Misc. 3d 266 · New York Surrogate's Court · Jun 13, 2011

(Fink v Shawangunk Conservancy, Inc., 15 AD3d 754, 756 [3d Dept 2005], quoting Brown v Bethlehem Terrace Assoc., 136 AD2d 222, 224 [3d Dept 1988]; Hirschhorn v Town of Harrison, 210 AD2d 587 [3d Dept 1994]; Hanbidge v Hunt … such an act of publication as to give rise to an action for slander of title, if provable damages result’ (Annotation, Recording of Instrument Purporting to Affect Title as Slander of Title, 39 ALR2d 840, 843; see also, Brown