Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of McGarry
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 14, 1935PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The questions of law raised by the motion to dismiss the objections upon this executorial accounting concern the rights of the husband of the testatrix under section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law to take against the terms of the will; and his rights to exemptions pursuant to the provisions of section 200 of the Surrogate’s Court Act.
The decedent died on March 29, 1933, leaving a will executed on October 4, 1932, which was admitted to probate on January 8, 1934, on which date letters testamentary were issued to the present accountant. This will made no provision whatsoever for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Psota v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Murphy v. . Village of Fort EdwardNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- In Re the Estate of GreenbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- In re the Estate of ZweigNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In re the Estate of GreenbergNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Kohnstamm v. PedrickDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1946
- Wolcott v. WolcottMississippi Supreme Court · 1966
- In re the Estate of AvchinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
- In re the Estate of BowkerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935