In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Davenport
New York Surrogate's Court
Pboceedings upon the judicial settlement of the account of the public administrator of the county of Kings.
1Opinion of the Court
Chuech, S.
The public administrator, as administrator of John Herr, presents his account for judicial settlement; he was! *456appointed on proof showing that the deceased was absent from his domicile for a period of twenty-five years, without any intimation as to his whereabouts during said period; the court holding that these facts warranted the presumption of 'his death.
The deceased had never.married; his only next of kin, at the time he disappeared, in 1873, was a brother, George Herr, and a sister, Dora Hailing.
The sister died, in October, 1876, leaving no children, but a husband, who…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McCartee v. CamelNew York Court of Chancery · 1846
- Eagle's CaseNew York Surrogate's Court · 1856
- King v. PaddockNew York Supreme Court · 1820
- Sheldon v. FerrisNew York Supreme Court · 1865
- Merritt v. ThompsonNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1858
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