Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Ludlam
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 15, 1936PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
The principal question in this contested accounting proceeding arises out of the delivery to Mrs. Matilda S. Robinson of a check for the sum of $7,000 by the decedent. The check was drawn upon the Fifth Avenue Bank in this city. It was signed by the decedent on Saturday, March 17, 1934. At the time she was suffering from pneumonia. It was drawn to the order of Mrs. Robinson. The decedent died less than forty-eight hours later on the morning of March 19, 1934.
Upon the same day and after her death, the check was presented to the bank by Gerald Ludlam Robinson, the husband of Mrs.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Harris v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
- Attorney-General v. Continental Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Glennan v. Rochester Trust & Safe Deposit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Bainbridge v. HoesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of MeadNew York Surrogate's Court · 1915
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- In re the Accounting of MulliganNew York Surrogate's Court · 1953
- In re the Estate of WeberNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
- In re the Accounting of MulliganNew York Surrogate's Court · 1948
- In re the Estate of ZweigNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941
- In re the Estate of BlochNew York Surrogate's Court · 1945