Legal Opinion

In re the Estates of Fitzsimmons

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided October 19, 1970PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

William J. Regas", S.

William J. Fitzsimmons and Pearl T. Fitzsimmons, his wife, were found dead in their home on January 12,1969. Both decedents allegedly died as the result of assaults committed upon them by their son, George Fitzsimmons. George Fitzsimmons is the sole distributee of each decedent.

Subsequent to January 12, 1969 George Fitzsimmons was indicted and tried for the murder of his parents. Trial was had in Supreme Court, Erie County, before Charles J. Gatjghah, Supreme Court Justice, without a jury, who, at the conclusion of the evidence, found George Fitzsimmons innocent by reason…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In re the Accounting of StanleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1945
  2. In re the Estate of WirthNew York Surrogate's Court · 1969
  3. In re the Estate of BobulaNew York Surrogate's Court · 1965
  4. In re the Estate of LupkaNew York Surrogate's Court · 1968

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Turner v. Estate of TurnerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. In re the Estate of LoudNew York Surrogate's Court · 1972
  3. In re DemesyeuxNew York Surrogate's Court · 2013
  4. Bumbolo v. Faxton St. Luke's HealthcareAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  5. In re the Estate of SavageNew York Surrogate's Court · 1998

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