Hood v. Hood
New York Surrogate's Court
The testator died in 1864. An accounting was had by the executors, Frederick Hood and Maria L. Hood, before the Surrogate, in 1869. In 1883, the letters issued to Frederick Hood were revoked because of his having squandered and lost a great portion of the estate, in which Mrs. Hood had a large personal interest. Frederick Hood, being a non-resident of the State, when letters were first issued to him, gave the bond with sureties, which the statute then required in such cases.
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The testator died in 1864. An accounting was had by the executors, Frederick Hood and Maria L. Hood, before the Surrogate, in 1869. In 1883, the letters issued to Frederick Hood were revoked because of his having squandered and lost a great portion of the estate, in which Mrs. Hood had a large personal interest. Frederick Hood, being a non-resident of the State, when letters were first issued to him, gave the bond with sureties, which the statute then required in such cases. In 1885, he was cited to render his account, in which proceeding was entered a decree, in July of that year, directing…
1Opinion of the Court
The Surrogate.
It is difficult to conceive the object of this motion, except it be to throw further obstacles in the way of the recovery, by the widow and children, of the property justly belonging to them, and needed for their support. Their efforts in this direction have, for nearly ten years past, been constantly baffled. The decree complained of was affirmed by the Supreme court, and now it has become, by affirmance, in effect, the solemn judgment of our highest tribunal. It would seem an act of unjustifiable hardihood for this court to disturb it, in any manner. All that remains to it, is…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mayor of New York v. LyonsNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1863
- Lewis v. JonesThe Superior Court of New York City · 1862