Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Walter
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 3, 1936PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Crane, Ch. J.
On October 6, 1920, the appellant, Maude Ayers Ganoung; then three years old, was duly adopted by one James H. Ganoung, who had no children of his own blood. This adopted daughter lived with her foster parent until his death in 1933. Alice Ganoung Walter, a sister of James H. Ganoung, knew all about the adoption, and expressed her approval of it; she was very friendly with her niece by adoption, made gifts to her; they visited back and forth; in fact they were neighbors. When Mrs. Walter married she was past fifty and had no children of her own.
On December 2, 1932, Mrs. Walter…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re the Appraisal, Under the Transfer Tax Act, of the Estate of CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- In Re the Accounting of LeaskNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Dodin v. DodinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- In Re the Accounting of ThacherNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- United States Trust Co. v. HoytAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
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3Cited by37 opinions
- In re the Construction of the Will of UpjohnNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- In Re Trust Under Will of HoldenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
- In re the Construction of the Will of CharlesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- In re the Estate of ParkNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Hoellinger v. MolzhonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1950
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