Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Higgins

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided July 15, 1913Published

Proceedings on intermediate judicial settlement of the accounts of N. V. V. Franchot, Frank L. Bartlett and Frank Sullivan Smith as testamentary trustees.

1Opinion of the Court

Davie, S.

Frank Wayland Higgins, late of the city of Olean, died in February, 1907, leaving a will dated August 6, 1904, which was admitted to probate February 18, 1907; letters testamentary were thereupon issued to N. V. V. Franchot and Frank L. Bartlett, the executors therein named, who have fully administered upon the estate and procured a final judicial settlement of their accounts as such executors on the 18th day of November, 1908.

The testator left him surviving his widow, Kate C. Higgins, two sons, Orrin T. and F. Harrison Higgins, and one daughter, Josephine Higgins Hovelaque, all of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Rosseau v. . RoussNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
  2. Embler v. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  3. In Re the Accounting of United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
  4. In re the Estate of CaryNew York Surrogate's Court · 1912
  5. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of ClyneNew York Surrogate's Court · 1911

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