Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Zalaznick
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 23, 1973PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bertram R. Gelfand, S.
Decedent died on August 17, 1967 and his will was admitted to probate by this court on October 4, 1967. Letters testamentary were duly issued to decedent’s widow, Hannah Zalaznick, who was nominated under paragraph third of the will. She assumed her duties as executrix and continued to act as such until her death on August 29,1972.
The petitioner, Irving Zalaznick, alleging that nearly the entire estate of Abraham Zalaznick remains to be administered and distributed, now seeks his appointment as successor executor under paragraph fourth of the will which provides as…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re Proving the Will of BergdorfNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Hartnett v. . WandellNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- In re the Probate of Last Will & Testament of HealyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of CoudertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- In re the Probate of the Will of RathkopfNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- In re the Estate of NelsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1984
- In re the Estate of SingerNew York Surrogate's Court · 2003
- In re the Estate of StavinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1976
- In re the Estate of GreensponNew York Surrogate's Court · 2007
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