Legal Opinion

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Botsford

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided April 15, 1898Published

Judicial settlement of the accounts of an Executor.

1Opinion of the Court

Gladding, S.

This is a proceeding for an accounting by the surviving executors of the will of Devillo White, deceased, respecting only a fund of $40,000 mentioned in the fifth clause of his will.

Devillo White died at Sherburne, in this county, on the 10th day of May, 1882, leaving a holographic last will and testament *429dated December 6, 1882 (evidently 'a mistake in its da.te) and wbicb was proved and admitted to probate May 31, 1882.

By tbe first four clauses of bis will be bequeathed certain specified properties to his widow Caroline White and to L. S. Shipman, Iienry C. Lyman and William A.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Riker v. . CornwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
  2. Hope v. . BrewerNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  3. Van Kleeck v. Dutch ChurchNew York Supreme Court · 1838
  4. Morton v. . WoodburyNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  5. People v. . PowersNew York Court of Appeals · 1895

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