Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Sanderson
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 25, 1935PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
Whereas the question raised in this proceeding is not absolutely one of first impression, the only adjudication in *474point which the research of the court has disclosed wag made in 1883 by the Supreme Court of California in Samson v. Samson (64 Cal. 327; 30 P. 979). The sole authority therein cited by the court was a dictum by Surrogate Calvin in Bailey v. Stewart (2 Redf. 212, 227), which itself cited no authority for the position taken.
A'recent consonant statement of principles was made by the late Surrogate Schulz in the course of his opinion in Matter of Marx (109 Misc. 58, 61;…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In re the Estate of CroninNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- Dworsky v. ArndtsteinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- In re the Estate of MoranNew York Surrogate's Court · 1930
- Samson v. SamsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1883
- In re the Estate of MeiselmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1930
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re the Will of CoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
- Millard v. McFaddenNew York Supreme Court · 1945
- Gibson v. Leggett, New York County Courts1960
- In re the Probate of the Will of MarsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1952