Legal Opinion
In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Niles
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 15, 1923PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beekman, S.
This is a proceeding for the judicial settlement of the accounts of the executors and for construction of portions of the will, and for the sale of real estate for the payment and distribution of the respective shares of the parties therein, entitled thereto, some of the parties being infants.
The decedent by her will, which was executed on the 18th day of October, 1913, first gives to certain children specific articles of household furniture.
By the 2d clause of her will she gives each of three children, including William Lynn Niles, $225 each, and then proceeds to state that after…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Smith v. . Van OstrandNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Holden v. . StrongNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Matter of Petition of CampNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Rezzemini v. . BrooksNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Tyson v. . BlakeNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In re the Estate of GatehouseNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- Buder v. FranzCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
- In re the Construction of the Last Will & Testament of JohnsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1924
- In re the Estate of SmithNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- In re the Estate of MerrittNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
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