Legal Opinion

In Re the Estate of Trowbridge

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 26, 1935PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLoughran, J.

When leave was granted to the State of Connecticut to take this appeal it was held that the order entered upon the decision of the Appellate Division is one which finally determines a special proceeding. (N. Y. Const, art. VI, § 7, subd. 5; Civ. Prac. Act, § 588, subd. 5.) That aspect of the record will first be discussed.

James A. Trowbridge died at Noroton, Connecticut, May 30, 1931. He left a will which was admitted to probate by the Surrogate’s Court of the county of New York. The executors to whom letters testamentary were issued then presented to that court a petition entitled, “ In the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re Revocation of Ancillary Letters Testamentary of the Estate of NewcombNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  2. Trustees of Amherst College v. RitchNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  3. National City Bank of NY v. HotchkissSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  4. Dupuy v. . WurtzNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  5. In Re the Probate of the Will of CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1926

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. TEXAS v. FLORIDA Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. United States v. SillimanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
  3. Rubin v. Irving Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1953
  4. In re the Estate of GadwayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  5. Trowbridge v. TrowbridgeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941

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