Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Tripp
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 19, 1961PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Joseph A. Cox, S.
A resident creditor of a nonresident decedent applies for the issuance to her of ancillary letters testamentary. One of the executors moves to dismiss the proceeding for lack of jurisdiction.
Decedent died a resident of Indiana on November 7, 1959. His will was admitted to probate in that State on December 10, 1959 and letters testamentary issued to the Fiduciary Trust Co. of New York and Shirley Gr. Tripp.
It appears that the only asset of the decedent in this county at the time of his death was a small claim against a hospital which claim has since been taken over by the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wedemann v. United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Matthews v. MatthewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- In re RogersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
- In Re the Application for Ancillary Letters Testamentary Upon the Will of RogersNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- In re McCabeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of GibsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1963
- In re the Estate of EdwardsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1976