Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Reiss
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 7, 1952PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Rubenstein, S.
The court is required to pass on a proposed decree, amendments submitted thereto and an affidavit purporting to amend the filed account.
On July 29,1952, the court made its determination concerning the validity of the widow’s claim to a one-fifth share of the net proceeds of insurance policies on testator’s life in force at the time of his death. The determination stated, in part: “ The widow shall receive one-fifth of the insurance policies and one-fifth of the residuary estate.”
At the time of this determination, the account of proceedings filed by Arthur Reiss and Theodore…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Woerz v. . SchumacherNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Tuzzeo v. . American Bonding Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Chamberlin v. First Trust & Deposit Co.New York Supreme Court · 1939
- Blun v. . MayerNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- In re the Accounting of LandauNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Stuyvesant Insurance Co. v. Dean Construction Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966