Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Reece
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 8, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bernard M. Bloom, S.
Incidental to the executrix’ final account, the court is required to determine the distribution of certain moneys on deposit in the escrow account of a deceased attorney.
The following facts have been stipulated:(1) Decedent on behalf of six independent clients settled their negligence claims.(2) The first three of these settlements were deposited into decedent’s escrow account between May, 1977 and May, 1978. The amounts due these three clients totaled $8,750.15.(3) Subsequent to each of these deposits, decedent withdrew moneys belonging to them from…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Matter of Cavin v. . GleasonNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- In re the Estate of SielckenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941
- In re Final Accounting of CantorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
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- Hynes v. Citibank, N.A.New York Supreme Court · 2002