Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Dolan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 17, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Yesawich Jr., J.
Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Tioga County (Siedlecki, S.), entered September 18, 1990, which, inter alia, surcharged petitioner for his negligence in administering decedent’s estate.
Petitioner’s commissions as administrator of decedent’s estate were surcharged primarily because of his alleged negligence in failing to discover United States Savings Bonds bearing the joint names of decedent and her predeceased brother which were in decedent’s dwelling. The bonds, which at decedent’s death had a value of $73,000, were found by Carl Vernon and Florence Vernon…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re the Estate of CampbellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- In re the Estate of RobertsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
- In re the Estate of VeccioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
3Cited by5 opinions
- MTR. OF STORTECKY v. MazzoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- In re the Estate of BallesterosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- In re the Estate of WigginsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- In re the Estate of RichmondNew York Surrogate's Court · 2001
- Stortecky v. MazzoneNew York Supreme Court · 1992