Estate of Hurd
New York Surrogate's Court
Application by a referee in an executor’s accounting-for an order taxing his fees and directing the executor to-pay the same. Accounting of Matthew H. Ellis as executor, etc., of' Georgiana Hurd, deceased. The facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Abbott, S.
The executor filed his account in this, proceeding, May 5, 1892. Objections thereto were filed and a reference was ordered June 27, 1892. There were several hearings before the referee, and about two hundred, pages of testimony taken.
The reference was closed and the referee prepared his. report, which was unsatisfactory to all parties, and no one would take it up. On January 11, 1893, the referee filed his report in this court, within sixty days from the final submission of the case. Nearly a year has elapsed since. *110the filing of the report and no steps have been taken by any one…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Geib v. . ToppingNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Attorney-General v. . Continental Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Griggs v. . DayNew York Court of Appeals · 1892