Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Allan

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided June 21, 1960Published

1Opinion of the Court

S. Samuel Di Falco, S.

This is a proceeding for the settlement of the account of the executors. Virginia A. Carter, a daughter of the decedent and one of the five residuary legatees named in the will, filed objections to the rejection of her claim in the sum of $24,000 for services allegedly rendered to the estate which she asserts were occasioned by the default of the executors. A motion made by the executors to dismiss the claim for legal insufficiency was denied by this court in a decision affirmed on this point in both the Appellate Division and the Court of Appeals (Matter of Allan, 5…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In re MatthewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
  2. In re the Estate of BommerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
  3. In Re the Estate of MatthewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
  4. Steuer v. Hector's Tavern, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1955
  5. In re the Estate of AllanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957

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