In re the Estate of Catlin
New York Surrogate's Court
Proceeding ' under section 2615 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the construction of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Fowler, S.
This is a proceeding under the new Surrogates’ Law of 1914 (Code Civ. Pro., § 2615), by the general1 guardians of an infant legatee to obtain a determination as to the validity, construction or effect of dispositions of property, both real and personal, contained in the will of Cora V. R. Catlin, deceased. As I stated in my judgment in Estate of Harden, 88 Misc. Rep. 420, the surrogate’s jurisdiction conferred bv section 2615 of the Code of Civil Procedure is both novel andl apparently vast, and beyond all precedent in conn*542tries subject to the common law. I also then stated in…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- In Re Proving the Will of MountNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- In Re the Probate of the Will of DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- In Re the Probate of the Will of WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- In Re the Probate of the Will of MerriamNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account & Proceedings of CatlinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1916
- In re SmithNew York Surrogate's Court · 1916