Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Van Bokkelen
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 19, 1935PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
The principal question involved in this contested accounting proceeding is the dispute between the foreign and domestic creditors of the decedent as to their respective rights to the payment of their claims out of the assets of the estate in this jurisdiction. The estate is insolvent. The domestic creditor? contend that they are entitled to be preferred and to full payment of then claims before any sums are paid to the foreign creditors. The latter, on the other hand, claim that the surrogate should direct a pro rata distribution of the available assets in payment of both the foreign…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Helme v. . BuckelewNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Matter of Accounting of HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Wedemann v. United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Dow v. LillieNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1914
- Baldwin v. . RiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
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3Cited by5 opinions
- DiMauro v. PaviaDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1979
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- Hilliard v. ColclazierSupreme Court of Colorado · 1950