Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Chase
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 7, 1987PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mahoney, P. J.
Frederick Chase and his wife, Audrey, had two children, Anthony and Susan (hereinafter objectants). Frederick Chase died on December 5, 1960. Following his death, Audrey remarried. Her second husband, Steven Scher, adopted objectants. The adoptions were granted in 1966 in Rhode Island.
Decedent, Mary F. Chase, Frederick Chase’s mother, died intestate on November 23, 1982 in Albany County, survived by objectants and several collateral relatives. Petitioner, decedent’s niece, filed for letters of administration upon decedent’s estate, it being her position that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of LeaskNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. VieleNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- In re the Estate of BestNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
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