Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Johnson
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 25, 1982Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
C. Raymond Radigan, J.
In this proceeding the administratrix of the estate seeks an order authorizing her to amend her application for letters of administration to include a recital of the existence of a nonmarital child of the decedent and to prosecute a wrongful death action on behalf of the nonmarital child as well as other distributees.
On July 5, 1972 limited letters of administration were issued to the decedent’s spouse, Mattie Johnson. In the petition for letters of administration she lists herself and three children of the decedent as distributees. In an affidavit in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Winbush v. City of Mount VernonNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Stock v. MannNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Stolz v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Dowly v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1947
- In re the Estate of CarrickNew York Surrogate's Court · 1980
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