Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Filfiley
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 30, 1970PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nathan R Sobel, S.
The trial of this discovery proceeding requires a determination of the rights of a surviving depositor of a joint savings account to the deposit. This surviving depositor had withdrawn the entire deposit one day before the death of her joint depositor. What are the respective rights of the estate of the deceased depositor and the surviving depositor? Many high court decisions discuss the problem. While the results reached hre in each instance just and fair, these decisions provide very little in the way of a single rationale adequate to explain the results. This leaves the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Moskowitz v. MarrowNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- In Re the Transfer Tax Upon the Estate of McKelwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Marrow v. MoskowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Robb v. . Washington Jefferson CollegeNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- In Re the Estate of SuterNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Brezinski v. BrezinskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Moyer v. BriggsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- In Re Guardianship of MedleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
- In re the Estate of CoddingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Gotte v. Long Island Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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