Legal Opinion

In re Blakeney

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided February 15, 1889PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Proceedings for an accounting by David W.JHpp and another, executors of Hannah M. Blakeney, deceased.

1Opinion of the Court

Weiant, S.

The deceased testatrix died December 12, 1886. Letters tes-

tamentary of her will were granted January 7, 1887. An inventory of her personal estate was filed in this office on March 4, 1887, which disclosed the value of her personal estate to be $96,786.70. This proceeding for an accounting was commenced on June 15, 1888, upon the petition of the executors, and wherein their accounts were filed July 20,1888, by which it appears that the assets of the estate were then of the value of $101,189.47. The executors claimed double commissions upon this sum, under section 2736 of the Code of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Matter of Accounting of MasonNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  2. In re LeggattNew York Surrogate's Court · 1879
  3. Smith v. BuchananNew York Surrogate's Court · 1886
  4. U. S. Trust Co. v. BixbyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1884
  5. Slosson v. NaylorNew York Surrogate's Court · 1883

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of MohrNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
  2. In re the Estate of HeimerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940

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