Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Oppenheim
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 6, 1942PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
In this proceeding under section 217 of. the Surrogate’s Court Act, a physician seeks to compel the executor to pay his claim in the sum of one hundred dollars for medical services rendered to the decedent at her request. The rendition of the services and the reasonable value thereof are not disputed by the executor. He has rejected the claim, and he resists the present application, on the sole ground that the claim is a direct obligation of Harry Oppenheim, the husband of the decedent, and that neither the decedent nor her estate is any way liable on the contract.
It is conceded that…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- De Brauwere v. . De BrauwereNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Wanamaker v. . WeaverNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Hatch v. . LeonardNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Griffin v. . BanksNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Wickstrom v. PeckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of RubinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961
- Zipser v. HardyNew York Supreme Court · 1945