Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Carney

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided November 19, 1934PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Wingate, S.

The question presented on this accounting concerns the propriety of the allowance of commissions and expenses to the administrator.

*506Letters of administration were issued to the applicant on or about July 27, 1933, on the faith of the allegations of his petition, one of which, here material, was that the decedent had left no will. As a matter of fact, there was at that time in the applicant’s possession a paper which the Appellate Division has determined (Matter of Carney, 242 App. Div. 650) to be a good and valid will of this decedent. It follows that the accountant’s connection…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of SloatNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
  2. In re Dunnigan to Prove the Last Will & Testament of CarneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re the Accounting of GouldNew York Surrogate's Court · 1952
  2. In re the Estate of DamskyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937

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