Legal Opinion
In re Navasky
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 5, 1950PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGtarey, S.
This application by the executrix of the estate of testatrix’ spouse, who survived her, to compel the executor herein to account is opposed on the ground the spouse had no interest in the estate.
Testatrix died in 1941, and her will, which made no provision for her surviving spouse, was not admitted to probate until March 16, 1948. The sole question is whether testatrix’ spouse validly exercised his right to elect to take against her will.
On August 26, 1941, testatrix’ spouse served upon the attorney for the nominated executor and filed in this court objections in the probate…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Murphy v. . Village of Fort EdwardNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Stuyvesant v. . WeilNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Valz v. Sheepshead Bay Bungalow Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- In re MatthewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- In Re the Estate of MatthewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re NavaskyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950
- In re the Probate of the Will of PeterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1959