Baskin v. Baskin
New York Supreme Court
This was an appeal from a decree of the surrogate of the county of Tates, on the final settlement of the accounts of the appellants, as executors of William Baskin, deceased. The decree was entered February 24, 1870, upon a petition for a final accounting and settlement presented Rovember 17, 1868; and also upon a further petition of August 9, 1869, presented after the proofs had' been, on the 21st June, 1869, closed on the first hearing.
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This was an appeal from a decree of the surrogate of the county of Tates, on the final settlement of the accounts of the appellants, as executors of William Baskin, deceased. The decree was entered February 24, 1870, upon a petition for a final accounting and settlement presented Rovember 17, 1868; and also upon a further petition of August 9, 1869, presented after the proofs had' been, on the 21st June, 1869, closed on the first hearing. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMullin, P. J.
On the 7th January, 1866, William Baskin died, leaving a last will, wherein and whereby he appointed the appellants executors thereof. The will was proved and letters testamentary issued to the appellants on the 19fch of July, 1867. Between the time of the death of the testator and the issuing of the letters to the executors, U. Baplee was appointed special administrator, and as such filed an inventory of the property of the deceased that came into his hands as such special administrator. In the inventory thus filed were included, amongst other things, three certificates of deposit in J. T.…
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