Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Klenk
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 6, 1991PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ernest L. Signorelli, S.
Following the death of the decedent and for a period of eight years, the administration of this estate has been plagued by the many conflicts of interest of the attorney-draftsman serving as cofiduciary and counsel for the estate. Objections to the attorney-draftsman’s and corporate fiduciary’s accounting have been filed by the decedent’s spouse, a cofiduciary, and her son.
The decedent died, on the 11th day of November 1983, survived by her spouse and three children from a prior marriage. Her estate, at death, was valued at $4,000,000, and consisted…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Brown v. LockwoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Wendt v. FischerNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- In Re the Will of PutnamNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- In re the Estate of WeinstockNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Estate of WinstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- In re Estate of KlenkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- In re the Estate of McDonnellNew York Surrogate's Court · 1998