Underground Electric Rys. Co. v. Owsley
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Suit by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, Limited, against Louis S. Owsley, as executor of the last will and testament of Charles T. Yerkes, deceased, and others.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is whether the dower right of Mary Adelaide Yerkes, widow of Charles T. Yerkes, should be charged with any part of the unpaid taxes which were a lien upon his real estate.
*680Reference may be had to 169 Fed. 671 for the circumstances whicK led this court to appoint a receiver for the preservation of the decedent’s estate April 5, 1909. Many controversies existed between the widow on one hand and the executors and the heirs of the decedent on the other. To settle them an agreement was entered into November 11, 1909, which established Mr. Yerkes’ title…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Haight v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
- In Re the Accounting of GillNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Krueger v. SchlingerNew York Supreme Court · 1897
- Lauby v. GillNew York Supreme Court · 1904
- Underground Electric Rys. Co. of London, Ltd. v. OwsleyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1909