Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Kessler

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided January 9, 1940PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Delehanty, S.

In this consolidated accounting and removal proceeding a coexecutor filed objections to the account of the executrix on various grounds. The principal question presented by the executor’s objections is whether $15,000 in par value of government bonds and the income due at the date of death of deceased and accruing thereon since constitute an asset of this estate. The accounting executrix claims to be the owner of these bonds by inter vivos gift from deceased. She relies chiefly for support of her claim upon the fact that the bonds at the date of death of deceased were in a safe…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McCarthy v. PieretNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
  2. Miller v. SilvermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
  3. In re the Estate of CanfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
  4. Miller v. SilvermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In re the Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1950
  2. In re the Estate of BashfordNew York Surrogate's Court · 1942
  3. In re the Estate of RandallNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
  4. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of FermeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941

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