Legal Opinion
In re Brown
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 3, 1960PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. Kenneth Serve, S.
There has been instituted in this court a proceeding for the judicial settlement of the accounts of Henry P. French, as executor and trustee of the estate of Clarine F. Brown, deceased. Among the persons cited were Lloyd Spanton, Lena Mae Wells and Burroughs A. Strickland, Jr., all of whom are beneficiaries under the will of the decedent. Following service of citation each of the afore-mentioned persons made and filed separate answers and each requested a construction of a part of the decedent’s will.
Lloyd Spanton requested the court to construe paragraph sixth which reads…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kearney v. . CruikshankNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- In Re the Construction of the Will of MaybaumNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- In re the Estate of FrayerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Estate of OakleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- In re the Accounting of Genesee Valley Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1946
3Cited by3 opinions
- Marriage of Spicer v. SpicerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re the Estate of VolckeningNew York Surrogate's Court · 1972
- In re the Estate of LeFaveNew York Surrogate's Court · 1976