Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Lust

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided June 29, 1931PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Henderson, S.

This proceeding for the sale of certain real property of the decedent has been brought by a creditor within eighteen months after letters testamentary were issued to decedent’s widow.

The application is contested by decedent’s children who are his only heirs at law. Under his will they take the residuary estate and the remainder in said real property after the widow’s life estate therein. The widow has not answered herein and no proceeding for the settlement of her account as executrix has been commenced.

The petitioner foreclosed a mortgage upon other real property formerly owned…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Glacius v. . FogelNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
  2. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of the Executors of LittletonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1927
  3. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of PerkinsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1924
  4. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of DoyleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of RogersNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
  2. Mapleton Trust & Savings Bank v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934

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