Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Perlmutter
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 8, 1950PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Savarese, S.
In this accounting proceeding a determination is sought as to the validity and effect of a notice of election filed by the testator’s widow. It is conceded that the elector is his *331widow and that the notice was properly and timely filed in accordance with section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law. The only controversy relates to the composition of the “ estate ” against which she is entitled to elect.
When the testator made his will on June 6, 1941, he was a widower with an infant daughter. He left his entire estate in trust for her benefit until she attains the age of thirty years when…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of TottenNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Newman v. DoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- In re CurleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
- In Re the Will of CurleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Krause v. KrauseNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Accounting of DowdNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- Levites v. LevitesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1960
- In re the Construction of the Will of BrownNew York Surrogate's Court · 1960