Legal Opinion
In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Keenan
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 15, 1895Published
Judicial settlement of accounts.
1Opinion of the Court
Lansing, S.
Thomas Downing died in the city of Troy on the 9th day of April, 1886, leaving a last will and testament, which was duly admitted to probate by the surrogate of Rensselaer county June, 1886. The portion of the will chiefly in con*451troversy here relates to the distribution of the proceeds of the sale of the real estate, and is as follows :
“ Erom the proceeds thereof (the real estate) first to make the distribution of my whole estate among my children equal, estimating that my two sons, Thomas and Isaac, shall have received the eleven thousand dollars by me advanced to my said wife. If…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Smith v. . EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Downing v. . MarshallNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Delafield v. . ShipmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Delaney v. . McCormackNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Dana v. . MurrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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