Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of McLave
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 29, 1944PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Griffiths, S.
In this proceeding brought for the settlement of the account of the executrix, a determination is sought with respect to a certain claim made not only against the estate, but also in the alternative, against the executrix, individually. Additional issues are raised by objections made to the alleged" failure on the part of the executrix to account for certain assets of the decedent. Furthermore, the petitioner requests a construction of the will resolving the question of whether the general legacies are to be charged upon the decedent’s real estate.
The decedent died on November…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bevan v. . CooperNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Nay v. . CurleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Morris v. . SicklyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Brill v. . WrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of LummisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1917
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- In re the Estate of PassoffNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2002
- In re the Estate of TefftNew York Surrogate's Court · 1964
- In re the Estate of ZalaznickNew York Surrogate's Court · 1977