Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Crowley
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 1, 1938PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Henderson, S.
The petitioner in this proceeding for a compulsory accounting was not a creditor of the decedent, but he has a claim for work done in 1930 upon estate realty at the request of one of the executors. The decedent died in 1927, and letters testamentary were issued in the same year. The petition herein was filed in March, 1938. The executors have never accounted for their proceedings.
The executors deny that the petitioner is a creditor of the estate. They also plead that the alleged claim accrued more than six years prior to the commencement of this proceeding, and that the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Austin v. . MunroNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- O'Brien v. . JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Whiting v. . Hudson Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Downing v. . MarshallNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Jessup v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Accounting of AquinoNew York Surrogate's Court · 1946
- In re the Accounting of SchwartzNew York Surrogate's Court · 1960
- In re the Estate of ConnollyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1964