Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Akin
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 8, 1928PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
Orín Akin died on February 19th, 1927. Until February 15th, 1927, he maintained a deposit account in the National City Bank of Troy. On February 15th, 1927, Nette Akin, a son of the decedent, presented at the bank a draft or order, apparently signed by the decedent, for the payment of the entire fund on deposit. The bank honored the draft and the moneys were thereupon deposited in a new account which was opened by Nette Akin in his own name.
After the death of Orin Akin, an administrator was appointed who promptly began proceedings in accordance with section 205 of the Surrogate’s Court Act to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- In Re the Estate of HeinzeNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- In Re the Estate of HyamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- In re GickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- In re GickNew York Surrogate's Court · 1905
3Cited by36 opinions
- Matter of WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- In re the Public AdministratorNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- In re FlanaganNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of EhlertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- In re the Estate of WeltonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
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