Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Fewer
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 16, 1941PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
It is, of course, a familiar legal principle that a person in his fiduciary capacity is frequently deemed to constitute a diverse juridical entity from that which he enjoys as an individual. (Rathbone v. Hooney, 58 N. Y. 463, 467; Collins v. Hydorn, 135 id. 320, 324, 325; Leonard v. Pierce, 182 id. 431, 432; Williamsburgh Savings Bank v. Bernstein, 277 id. 11, 16; Williams v. Fischlein, 144 App. Div. 244, 245; Pardee v. Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co., 238 id. 294, 296; Nagel v. Nagel, 242 id. 845.) This conception is, however, not capable of extension to the point where an individual…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rathbone v. . HooneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of WorthingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Smith v. KearneyNew York Court of Chancery · 1848
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Central Union Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1923
- Williams v. FischleinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Estate of MooreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962