Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Sherburne
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 12, 1985PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Louis D. Laurino, S.
This is a contested proceeding for judicial settlement of the executors’ account, which was tried by the court without a jury.
Decedent in this estate died on September 18, 1981 leaving a fairly modest estate consisting of $33,000 in personal property and a house and lot in Queens County valued on date of death at $140,000. Decedent’s handwritten will which can best be described as a love letter to her estranged grandchildren was admitted to probate on October 22, 1981 and by its terms it left her entire estate to be shared equally by her four…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- In Re the Estate of FelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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