Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Harkavy

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided April 20, 1945PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Delehanty, S.

The preliminary question in this proceeding for the judicial settlement of the account of the executors is whether the incompetent beneficiary, Lillian Harkavy Lane, is estopped either in whole or in part from urging her objections to the accounts now before the court for settlement. (The court next states the origin of the issue before it by reciting the appointments of estate representatives and their respective accountings. It recites the fact that one of the beneficiaries while competent participated in transactions and joined in instruments asserted by the accounting parties…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wurster v. . ArmfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  2. Walter v. . WalterNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
  3. Kaplan v. KaplanNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  4. Clark v. DadaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918
  5. Martin v. Teachers' Retirement BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re the Accounting of MusczakNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
  2. In re the Estate of MannNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961
  3. Tworkowski v. TworkowskiNew York Supreme Court · 1999

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