Fowler v. Walter
New York Surrogate's Court
Petition, by Jonathan 0. Fowler, for the grant of letters of administration, with the will of decedent annexed, to the public administrator in the city of New York; opposed by Thomas H. Walter, decedent’s son, and others. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The Surrogate.
This is a contested application for the appointment of the public administrator, as administrator, with the will annexed, of the goods, chattels, etc., of James R. Walter’s estate. The petitioner in this proceeding became, in September, 1859, the assignee of a, twenty-one years’ lease of certain premises in New York city. In April of that year, the lease had been executed to one Alvin Higgins by Ann Walter, as executrix, and Andrew Boardman, as executor, of an instrument which had been theretofore established as this decedent’s will. The lease provided that, at its expiration,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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