Legal Opinion

In re the Accounting of Schwartz

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided September 13, 1960PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Maximilian Moss, S.

This is an application by an alleged creditor of the decedent for an order requiring the executor to render and settle his account of proceedings. The executor opposes the application upon the ground that there are several estate matters to be determined, that petitioner has not satisfactorily explained a certain check delivered by decedent to petitioner, and that petitioner has not furnished competent proof of his claim.

Although more than one year has elapsed since letters testamentary were granted to respondent, he has not accounted. A creditor is not required to prove…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harris v. . ElyNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
  2. In re PrimeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
  3. In re the Estate of MallinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
  4. In re the Estate of CrowleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
  5. Claim of Dawson v. KellyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of ThomsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1973
  2. In re the Estate of RathNew York Surrogate's Court · 1968

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