Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Jackson
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 5, 1957PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John D. Bennett, S.
The executrix has petitioned for the judicial settlement of her account.
The Department of Public Welfare has presented a claim against the estate for assistance rendered to the decedent’s husband between the period of April 1, 1953 and December 12, 1955, the date of death of the decedent. The executrix rejected the claim “ because she doubts the justice and validity of same”.
The testimony at the hearing showed that the decedent and her husband were married in 1940; that they lived together for short periods for about a total of seven or eight months during the first few…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Young v. . ValentineNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- In re CondonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1913
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