Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Johnson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 1950PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This appeal, taken by petitioner as. of right on constitutional grounds (N. Y. Const., art VI, § 7, subd. [1]; Civ. Prac. Act, § 588, subd. 1, cl. [a]), presents for review an order of the Appellate Division unanimously affirming a Surrogate’s decree adjudging to be valid and effective under section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law an election by the respondent, Genevieve T. Johnson, as. surviving spouse of E. Bruce Johnson, deceased, to take as, in intestacy a share of the decedent’s, estate.
The petitioner-appellant is the daughter of the decedent and sole legatee under his will. Following…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Sherrer v. SherrerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Fauntleroy v. LumSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Rosenbluth v. RosenbluthNew York Supreme Court · 1962
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