Legal Opinion

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Davis

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided February 15, 1902PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Pboceedixgs on. judicial settlement of the accounts of an administrator. Stephen W. Davis died intestate, March 23, 1901. His next of Mn were William W. Davis and Mathan E. Davis, sons, and Sarah E. Hotchkiss, a daughter. The sons were appointed administrators April .12, 1901. Hathan E. Davis was indebted to the decedent on two bonds secured by mortgages, the principal of which aggregated $1,800, together with certain interest. Both bonds were past due.

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Pboceedixgs on. judicial settlement of the accounts of an administrator. Stephen W. Davis died intestate, March 23, 1901. His next of Mn were William W. Davis and Mathan E. Davis, sons, and Sarah E. Hotchkiss, a daughter. The sons were appointed administrators April .12, 1901. Hathan E. Davis was indebted to the decedent on two bonds secured by mortgages, the principal of which aggregated $1,800, together with certain interest. Both bonds were past due. On his appointment as such administrator, he charged himself with the principal of said bonds and interest thereon to the time of his…

1Opinion of the Court

Gladding, S.

Stephen W. Davis, the above named intestate, died March 23, 1901. Letters of administration were issued to Nathan E. Davis and William W. Davis, April 12, 1901. The deceased left him surviving said Nathan E. Davis, William W. Davis, and Sarah E. Hotchkiss, his children and only heirs-at-law. He left no widow. This accounting is made by the administrator, Nathan E. Davis, his co-administrator, William W. Davis, having, so far as appears, taken no part or action in the administration of the estate.

At the time of the decedent’s death, the administrator, Nathan E. Davis, was indebted…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Baucus v. . StoverNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
  2. In re ClarkNew York Supreme Court · 1890

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Welch v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
  2. In re the Accounting of QuantNew York Surrogate's Court · 1946
  3. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of BrintnallNew York Surrogate's Court · 1903

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