Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of McCarthy
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided August 23, 1937PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Delehanty, S.
In this discovery proceeding the executor of deceased seeks to recover money which concededly was originally the property of deceased and concededly passed into possession of respondent.
The original account was solely in the name of deceased. It was closed on July 14, 1936, having then a balance of $6,580.65. On that day a new account was opened in the same bank entitled “ Mary McCarthy Mary Donaghy Jt. acct. payable to either or survivor.” The draft which closed the sole account of deceased seems to have been prepared in the bank by some one who wrote on it the amount of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Beaver v. . BeaverNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Young v. . YoungNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Moskowitz v. MarrowNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Marrow v. MoskowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- In Re the Estate of SuterNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- In re the Accounting of KrulishNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
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