In re the Estate of Guttroff
New York Surrogate's Court
Application for an order requiring the administratrix to pay a judgment recovered against the decedent in the Seventh Judicial District Court of the city of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, S.
The application is for an order requiring the administratrix to pay a judgment recovered against the decedent on May 3, 1884, in the Seventh Judicial District Court of the city of ¡New York. A transcript of said judgment was filed and docketed in the office of the county clerk on May 7, 1884. The decedent died on June 22, 1899. The administratrix appears and orally admits the possession of sufficient assets, but urges that, under the six years’ Statute of Limitations, the claim is barred.
In Dieffenbach v. Roch, 112 N. Y. 621, decided in 1889, it was determined that, under the law as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Campbell v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Hulbert v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Dieffenbach v. . RochNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Claim of Warner v. BartleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899