Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Waldman

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

Decided June 2, 1969PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a proceeding by the executor for judicial disallowance of a claim against the decedent’s estate, the claimant appeals from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Kings County, dated November 22, 1968, which granted the application. Decree reversed, on the law and the facts, with $10 costs and disbursements, payable out of the estate; petition dismissed on the merits; and claim determined to foe valid and enforceable. In our opinion, it is clear that under the language of the agreement in question the decedent and others did not *781“ direet[ly] and unconditional[ly] ” agree to be primarily liable…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. General Phoenix Corp. v. CabotNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
  2. Salvin v. . Myles Realty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
  3. Cabrera v. OlsenNew York Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Astra Pictures, Inc. v. SchapiroAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1944
  5. Fischer v. MahlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Your Construction Center, Inc. v. Dominion Mortgage & Realty TrustDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1975
  2. La Lone v. GerberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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