In re Stephens' Estate
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from surrogate’s court, Kings county. Appeal by Nathaniel Niles from a surrogate’s decree upon his accounting as an administrator of the estate of Chauncey Stephens, deceased, and from the surrogate’s orders denying an application for the appointment of a special guardian for Hannah M. Stephens, and denying motion to send case back to referee for additional findings, and for resettlement.
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Appeal from surrogate’s court, Kings county. Appeal by Nathaniel Niles from a surrogate’s decree upon his accounting as an administrator of the estate of Chauncey Stephens, deceased, and from the surrogate’s orders denying an application for the appointment of a special guardian for Hannah M. Stephens, and denying motion to send case back to referee for additional findings, and for resettlement. The Connecticut AVestera bonds referred to in the opinion were railroad bonds belonging to the estate. Niles began and carried on foreclosure proceedings in Connecticut against the road, under an…
1Opinion of the CourtBarnard, P. J.
Chauncey Stephens died in Brooklyn, in J une, 1873, and, ¿as lie left no will, letters of administration were granted by the surrogate of Kings county to Elizabeth S. Miller and Nathaniel Niles. The deceased left a widow and an only child, Mrs. Miller, and about $75,000 of personal estate. The appellant, Niles, was a lawyer, and managed the estate entirely, by the assent of Mrs. Miller.
The investments made by Mr. Niles do not meet the requirements of the law which governs trustees. He loaned money in New Jersey on unimproved land, and also in the state of New York. He loaned money on second…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- James v. . CowingNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Quincey v. . YoungNew York Court of Appeals · 1873