Legal Opinion
In re President & Directors of The Manhattan Co. to Vacate Decree & Surcharge the Executors of the Last Will & Testament of Riordan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 28, 1937PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUntermyer, J.
The deceased, whose executors are the respondents on this appeal, died on November 8, 1929. At the time of his death he was the owner of certain real property in the borough of Manhattan, subject to a mortgage of $42,500 maturing on January 1, 1931. On December 10, 1930, the mortgage was assigned to the petitioner pursuant to an agreement whereby it was extended to January 5, 1934, and the executors assumed liability for the mortgage debt on behalf of the estate. The mortgage as thus extended continued as an open mortgage until August 26, 1935, at which time the petitioner commenced an *307action…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of GillNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- In re RecknagelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
- In re the Estate of ShafranNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
3Cited by5 opinions
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- In re the Estate of BrennerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank v. New Rochelle Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1947
- In re the Estate of GoldowitzNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- In re the Estate of ReillyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940