Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Nelson

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided January 6, 1961PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pierson B. Hildreth, S.

Petitioner seeks to set aside a decree dated March 5, 1956, a stipulation dated February 28, 1956, and an agreement dated February 23, 1956, upon which such decree was made, on the grounds of misrepresentation of material facts, of mistakes of fact and of constructive fraud upon the petitioner.

The petition refers to the stipulation and agreement as being between petitioner and an alleged half brother and an alleged half sister of decedent. The agreement, in fact, was entered into by the petitioner, Jennie Johnson, an alleged sister of decedent, by the Consul General of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lumber Mutual Casualty Insurance v. FriedmanNew York Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Saranac Land & Timber Co v. RobertsNew York Supreme Court · 1917

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Collins v. CelebrezzeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
  2. In re the Estate of NelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962

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