In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Davis
New York Surrogate's Court
Proceedings on judicial settlement of the accounts of an administrator. Stephen W. Davis died intestate, March 23, 1901. His next of kin were William W. Davis and Nathan E. Davis, sons, and Sarah E. Hotchkiss, a daughter. The sons were appointed administrators April 12, 1901. Nathan E. Davis was indebted to the decedent on two bonds secured by mortgages, the principal of which aggregated $1,800, together with certain interest. Both bonds were past due.
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Proceedings on judicial settlement of the accounts of an administrator. Stephen W. Davis died intestate, March 23, 1901. His next of kin were William W. Davis and Nathan E. Davis, sons, and Sarah E. Hotchkiss, a daughter. The sons were appointed administrators April 12, 1901. Nathan E. Davis was indebted to the decedent on two bonds secured by mortgages, the principal of which aggregated $1,800, together with certain interest. Both bonds were past due. On his appointment as such administrator, he charged himself with the principal of said bonds and interest thereon to the time of his…
1Opinion of the Court
GladdiNG, S.
— Stephen W. Davis, tbe above-named intestate, died March 23, 1901. Letters of administration were issued to Nathan E. Davis and William W. Davis, April 12, 1901. Tbe deceased left him surviving said Nathan E. Davis, William W. Davis, and Sarah E, Hotchkiss, bis children and only heirs-at-law. He left no widow. Tbis accounting is made by tbe administrator, Nathan E. Davis, his co-administrator, William W. Davis, having, so far as appears, taken no part or action in tbe administration of tbe estate.
At tbe time of tbe decedent’s death, tbe administrator, Nathan E. Davis, was…
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- Keegan v. SmithAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1900