Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Wood
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided September 15, 1937PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
In this accounting proceeding, with the objective of ultimate determination of the persons legally entitled to share in the estate of Ida E. Wood, the surrogate in his prior decision laid out the course of procedure for the orderly trial of the issues. The large number of persons claiming to be distributees of the decedent made necessary the formulation of a plan for the elimination of those not entitled to participate in the distribution of the estate. Since the decedent died intestate, the determination of the next of kin is required to be tested by the provisions of our Statute of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re the Estate of FindlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Blackburn v. CrawfordsSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Aalholm v. . PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Washington v. . Bank for SavingsNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. WagstaffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In re the Accounting of the Public AdministratorNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
- In re the Estate of DowdAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- In re the Estate of WhitcombNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- Morgan v. State of R.I.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1943
- In re the Estate of WoodNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
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