Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Chambers
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 26, 1938PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
This is a proceeding for the construction of the
will of this decedent, which was admitted to probate in this court on June 8, 1891. The petitioner is a receiver in supplementary proceedings in respect of certain judgments for alimony allegedly due from one of the beneficiaries of a trust created thereby and asserts the invalidity of the will by reason of its alleged infringement of section 42 of the Real Property Law. He seeks to obtain a determination that portions of the estate now held in trust for his judgment debtor are the absolute property of the latter so as to entitle him…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- In Re Proving the Will of MountNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Matter of TrevorNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- In Re the Accounting of WilcoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Gott v. CookNew York Court of Chancery · 1839
- Buchanan v. . LittleNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re WolfsohnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- In re the Estate of ChambersNew York Supreme Court · 1938
- In re HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- In re the Estate of KornNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939