Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Raftery
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1956PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
Although these two appeals were argued at different times, we believe that clarity is promoted by treating them both in one opinion. They revolve about an extended controversy between the heirs of the estate of Maurice A. Shea and the executors and trustees of that estate, Edmund C. Grainger and Edward C. Raftery. In Matter of Shea, the heirs appeal from the Appellate Division’s affirmance of a decree of the Surrogate of Bronx County judicially settling the final account of the executors and trustees. Matter of Grainger (Shea Enterprises) is an appeal by two corporations, wholly owned by the…
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