Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Lynch
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 18, 1934PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The reasonably extended experience of the court has failed to encounter an instance in which a minor testamentary beneficiary has succeeded in involving his creditors and himself in a legal maze quite comparable with that here disclosed.
For reasons best known to themselves, none of the multitudinous counsel in the proceeding has undertaken to play the role of Ariadne *551in the guidance of the court out of the present legal labyrinth, leaving it to blunder along to a goal as best it may. The sole contribution of legal lore which has been vouchsafed for its guidance is the citation of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Cochrane v. . SchellNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Hinkle Iron Co. v. . KohnNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Cooke v. . MeekerNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Fortunato v. . PattenNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Thurber v. . ChambersNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Keeler's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- In re the Estate of BurroughsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- O'Hagan v. KrackeNew York Supreme Court · 1937
- In re Accounting of FredericksNew York Surrogate's Court · 1945
- In re the Estate of SternNew York Surrogate's Court · 1958
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