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In re the Administration of the Goods, Chattels & Credits of Scutella

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 3, 1911PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal by Michael Oaboni, the Italian consular agent, from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Cattaraugus, entered in said Surrogate’s Court on the 12th day of November, 1910, directing'the issuance of letters of administration.

1Opinion of the Court

Williams, J.:

The decree .should be reversed and. letters issued . to the appellant upon his giving a bond to be approved by the. surrogate.

*157The deceased died as the result of an accident upon the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. His age does not appear. He left no will, no widow or children, hut a father, mother and one brother residing in Italy, and one brother living in .Olean, Cattaraugus county, his only near relatives. He left little property, less than fifty dollars in value, and there was the claim against the railroad company for causing his death.

The respondent was a creditor of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McEvoy v. WymanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
  2. In re the Estate of LobrascianoNew York Surrogate's Court · 1902
  3. In re the Application for Letters of Administration on the Estate of FattosiniNew York Surrogate's Court · 1900
  4. In re the Estate of LogioratoNew York Surrogate's Court · 1901
  5. In re Awarding Letters of Administration upon the Estate of SilvettiNew York Surrogate's Court · 1907

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Rocca v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. In Re the Estate of D'AdamoNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
  3. Austro-Hungarian Consul v. G. A. WestphalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
  4. Melzner v. TrucanoMontana Supreme Court · 1915
  5. In re Baglieri's EstateNew York Surrogate's Court · 1912

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