Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Dickerson
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 18, 1937PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Delehanty, S.
Prior to his death on February 24, 1937, deceased was a civil service employee of the United States and was a member of the Civil Service Retirement System under the provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Act (U. S. Code, tit. 5, chap. 14, § 724, 44 Stat. 911, § 12, as amd.). At his death there was standing to his credit in the retirement fund the sum of $828.46. The issue before the court relates to the ownership of this fund.
Section 724 provides in part as follows:
“ (c) In case an annuitant shall die without having received in annuities purchased by the employee’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- United States v. Shreveport Grain & Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- In re the Estate of BakosNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
- Kingan & Co. v. SmithDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1936
3Cited by4 opinions
- Bertholf v. CiscoNew York Supreme Court · 1973
- Anderson v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
- Daum v. RouseMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
- In re KeeneUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1983