Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Washburn
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided September 22, 1959PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Francis X. Tucker, S.
On the final accounting of the executor an objection has been filed by Irving E. Ribsamen, Jr., as a grandson and descendent of the deceased. The bequests to certain charities and the trust established for the benefit of other charities are more than one half of the estate after the payment of debts and he maintains the excess is invalid'-and. voidable under section 17 of the Decedent Estate Law.
The objectant is the issue of the marriage of Ruth Turner Washburn and one Irving Ribsamen. His status as a descendant depends upon the validity of the adoption of the said Ruth…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Kenyon v. . SeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Unger v. . LoewyNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- In re ConnollyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of, & a Codicil Thereto of DeinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Estate of WashburnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
- In re the Accounting of Kingston Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
- In re the Estate of WashburnNew York Surrogate's Court · 1964