Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Saxe
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 11, 1959PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Joseph A. Cox, S.
The executors’ final accounting relates only to a recovery in a wrongful death action. Objections have been filed to the fee requested by the executors’ attorney and dispute has arisen as to the allocation of the proceeds of the action between the decedent’s widow and his infant child.
The decedent and other passengers in a commercial air line plane met death as the result of the collision of that plane with another. Jurisdictional problems existed as to the venue of the cause of action arising from the accident and there were difficult questions of legal liability. Agreement…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In re the Accounting of KaiserNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950
- The City of RomeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1930
- Lees v. New York Consolidated RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1919
- Lees v. New York Consolidated RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- Dell'Aquila v. ChapmanNew York Supreme Court · 1948
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In re AcquafreddaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Finkel v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1962
- In re the Estate of GiambertoneNew York Surrogate's Court · 1963
- Riley v. Capital Airlines, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1963
- In re the Estate of SignsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1967
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