Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Scheck
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 13, 1939PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
This proceeding presents an apparently unprecedented situation, to the legal complications of which the parties appear oblivious. The decedent died in 1936, leaving a will and two codicils which were admitted to probate in this court, and which, in addition to directing the manner of disposal of her possessions and the administration of her estate, provided that her body should be transported to Palestine and there buried. Her instructions in this regard were quite circumstantial and explicit, and provided for the expenditure of $1,200 for the purpose.
In ignorance of these…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Darcy v. . Presbyterian HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Foley v. PhelpsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Finley v. . Atlantic Transport Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Tonnele v. . HallNew York Court of Appeals · 1850
- Flynn v. . McDermottNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. HellerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951
- Lubin v. Sydenham Hospital, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1943
- Unger v. BergerCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2013
- Finn v. City of New YorkCivil Court of the City of New York · 1972
- In re the Construction of the Will of FrickeyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950
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