Legal Opinion
In re the Application for Letters of Administration on Goods, Chattels & Credits of Patten
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 15, 1913PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Petition for letters of administration.
1Opinion of the Court
Cohalan, S.
Sidney F. Patten died intestate March 5, 1912, leaving as only next of kin five half-brothers, one half-sister and a grandchild of full age. The grandchild has presented a petition asking for the issuance to him of letters of administration. With the petition are renunciations from the half-sister and from three of the half-brothers. The other two half-brothers were cited on this application, and one of them does not appear. The other half-brother cited appears and petitions for the granting to him of letters of administration. The question then squarely presented here is: As…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lathrop v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- In re Wilson's EstateNew York Supreme Court · 1895
- In re the Administration of the Goods, Chattels & Credits of SeymourNew York Surrogate's Court · 1900
- Public Administrator v. PetersNew York Surrogate's Court · 1849
- In re the Estate of LowensteinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1899
3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re the Estate of D'AdamoNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- In re Letters of Administration on the Goods, Chattels & Credits of WolffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- In re the Petition for Letters of Administration upon the Estate of KroogNew York Surrogate's Court · 1914
- In re the Estate of D'AdamoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- In re the Estate of D'AdamoNew York Supreme Court · 1913