Legal Opinion
Pumpelly v. Tinkham
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 13, 1857PublishedCited by 3 opinions
THE facts in this case sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Balcom, J.
David Pixley died in the year 1807, leaving a last will and testament, in which James Pumpelly and John H. Avery were named as executors. The will was proved, before the surrogate of Broome county, in 1807; and it was recorded in the office of such surrogate in the same year, and Pumpelly and Avery took letters testamentary, as such executors, from the surrogate, in the same year. Pixley left a large estate, but his executors did not return an inventory of his personal property, and they never settled or accounted before the surrogate. Avery died in 1837, and Pumpelly…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Conklin v. Egerton's AdministratorNew York Supreme Court · 1839
3Cited by3 opinions
- Fowler v. WalterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1883
- In re BrewsterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1886
- In re Letters of Administration with the Will Annexed of GoodsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909