Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Jones
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 22, 1959PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John D. Bennett, S.
This is an application for advice and direction in the sale of real property under section 215 of the Surrogate’s Court Act. The basic attack upon the petition, which must be disposed of preliminarily, is that the facts do not present a proper case for the exercise of the court’s discretion in favor of entertaining this application.
The court is of the opinion that sufficient facts appear to warrant its intervention in the situation in which the administrator finds himself. An agreement arising out of a controversy between Rosalie Gr. Jones, the life tenant under the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Vrooman v. . TurnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Beveridge v. New York Elevated RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Skinner Bros. Manufacturing Co. v. Shevlin Engineering Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- Skinner Bros. Manufacturing Co. v. Shevlin Engineering Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Jones v. WicksNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- Jones v. WicksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962