McMahon v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs in each of the above-entitled actions from a judgment of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, rendered on the 27th day of May, 1897, and entered in the office of the cleric of the county of Hew York affirming a judgment of the General Term of the City Court of the city of Hew York, entered in the office of the clerk of the City Court of Hew York on the 17th day of December, 1896, which affirmed a judgment of the Trial Term of said City Court,…
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Appeal by the plaintiffs in each of the above-entitled actions from a judgment of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, rendered on the 27th day of May, 1897, and entered in the office of the cleric of the county of Hew York affirming a judgment of the General Term of the City Court of the city of Hew York, entered in the office of the clerk of the City Court of Hew York on the 17th day of December, 1896, which affirmed a judgment of the Trial Term of said City Court, entered in said clerk’s office on the 6th day of June, 1896, dismissing the. complaint in each of the above-entitled…
1Opinion of the Court
Rumsey, J.:
On the 13th of February, 1893, Michael Keegan was appointed administrator of the estate of Jane Keegan, and qualified by giving the usual administrator’s bond, upon which the defendant John Smith was one of the sureties. The bond contained the ordinary provisions that Michael Keegan should faithfully execute his trust and obey all lawful orders and decrees of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Hew York touching the administration of the estate committed to him. More than "eighteen months after the appointment of the administrator, a petition was presented to the surrogate…
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