Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Hurd

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided May 19, 1959PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

John D. Bennett, S.

Objections to this petition for letters of administration rely on prior letters issued in this decedent’s estate in Rensselaer County, as evidenced by a certificate signed by the Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court of that county. Since the Surrogate of Rensselaer County has already acquired jurisdiction and since the letters have not been revoked, this court is excluded from the subsequent exercise of jurisdiction in this estate (Surrogate’s Ct. Act, § 44; Matter of Maginn, 215 App. Div. 790; Matter of Humpfner, 146 Misc. 461, affd. 240 App. Div. 745; Matter of Feinberg, 155…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re of Proving the Last Will & Testament of MaginnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
  2. In re the Estate of HumpfnerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
  3. In re the Estate of FeinbergNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Estate of MargolinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1985

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