Legal Opinion

Oliver v. Frisbie

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided February 15, 1885Published

Petition for the revocation of letters testamentary. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

The Surrogate.

This is an application by Henrietta Oliver and others, residuary legatees under the will of Earl T. Frisbie (proved in this court Oct. 5th, 1883), for a decree revoking the letters testamentary, issued the same day to Theodore E. Frisbie, upon the ground of improvidently managing the property and that, by reason of misconduct in the execution of his office, he is unfit for the due execution of the office of executor.

The said Theodore E. Frisbie is the son of the decedent. He is named in the codicil to said will, with Charles H. Carpenter, the son in law of the *24decedent, as such…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Osgood v. FranklinNew York Court of Chancery · 1816
  2. Wood v. . BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
  3. Emerson v. . BowersNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
  4. Quackenboss v. . SouthwickNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
  5. In re MorganNew York Supreme Court · 1872

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