Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Seitz
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 14, 1933PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The present proceedings furnish unfortunate examples of the misunderstandings which occasionally arise between testamentary fiduciaries and youthful beneficiaries.
At the time of his death on August 30, 1919, Louis A. Seitz was a copartner in the law firm of Wood, Cooke & Seitz. Under his will, which was probated in this court on September 22, 1919, he appointed his former partner, Howard 0. Wood, as executor and trustee. His estate was left solely to his widow and son, the former receiving one-third thereof outright, and the latter the balance in trust, with a direction for the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re the Several Accountings of the Executors of TildenNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Van Rensselaer v. . Van RensselaerNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Frethey v. DurantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- In re the Estate of DunneNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- Estate of Soutter v. PorterNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
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- In re SchaeferNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
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- In re the Estate of MaddenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
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