Wetmore v. Wetmore
New York Surrogate's Court
Application by William Wetmore, a legatee named in decedent’s will, to compel George C. Wetmore and Charles E. Carryl, executors thereof, to render and settle their account. The petition alleged that more than four years had elapsed since the executors’ appointment, and that they had not rendered any account since February, 1884, subsequent to which time they had collected at least thirty-nine thousand dollars.
1Opinion of the Court
The Surrogate.
The account of the testator’s executors, showing their dealings with his estate from the date of their appointment until February, 1884, was judicially settled and determined by a decree entered in October last. The present pro*415ceeding has been instituted by one of the legatees for the purpose of procuring from, the respondents an account of their subsequent administration. They allege in answering affidavits that, upon the decision of an action now pending in the Supreme Court, and upon the sale or partition of certain real estate in St. Louis, they will be able to give final…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In the Matter of the Estate of HoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Geer v. RansomNew York Surrogate's Court · 1882