Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Doran
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 3, 1978PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John D. Bennett, J.
Petitioner, claiming to be a creditor of the estate in the sum of $6,370, sought to compel an accounting by the administratrix who filed an answer denying petitioner’s status as a creditor. Counsel subsequently stipulated that the proceeding be converted to one to determine the validity of a claim pursuant to SCPA 1809.
Because of the inadequate pleadings consisting of the one-page printed court form of petition for a compulsory accounting, respondent’s answer and petitioner’s bill of particulars, the testimony given at the hearings before the court…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Tobias v. LynchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- Whitney v. . Town of TiconderogaNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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