Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Killough
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 13, 1933PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has aptly said: “ That field of law which goes by the name of the conflict of laws is one of the most thorny and difficult fields to traverse. It is full of conflicting decisions, refined reasoning, and unsatisfactory results.” (Northwestern Mut. L. Ins. Co. v. Adams, 155 Wis. 335, 337.)
The truth of this statement was never better illustrated than in the facts of the case at bar, in which this court is faced by the unpleasant necessity of refusing to follow a decision either of the Appellate Division for the Second or of that for the Fourth…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Knowlton v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Bank of Augusta v. EarleSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
- Loucks v. . Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Chambers v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- United States v. PerkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Grant v. McAuliffeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
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- In re the Estate of ShupackNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
- In re the Estate of CurleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- Cort v. SteenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
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