Legal Opinion

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Steencken

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 15, 1900PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal by Anna Dieckmann from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Hew York, entered in the office of said Surrogate’s Court on the 29th day of December, 1899, denying, for want of power, her motion to enter a decree settling the accounts of the executors of Christian Koch (also known as Cook), deceased.

1Opinion of the Court

Rumsey, J.:

William Steencken was temporary administrator of the estate of Christian Koch, and Steencken and Herman Bolte were the executors of Koch after the probate of his will. In December, 1895, Steencken filed his accounts as temporary administrator, and at the same time he and Bolte filed their accounts as executors of .Koch’s estate. Objections were filed to both accounts. The matter was referred to a referee and a hearing was had. The referee filed his report in the month of September, 1896. Ho action seems to have been taken upon it until the month of October, 1899, when the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re Estate of SchlesingerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
  2. In re the Estate of KreischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of HeubachNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
  2. In re the Estate of MorriseyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
  3. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of the Surviving of KochNew York Surrogate's Court · 1901

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