Legal Opinion
In Re the Will of Gorham
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 24, 1940PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSears, J.
The testator, Frank Gorham, died March 17, 1918. He left three sons surviving him, George Arthur Gorham, Walter Durbrow Gorham and Frank Gorham, Jr. Frank Gorham, Jr., died August 27, 1937, leaving no children. George Arthur Gorham is still living. At the time of the death of the testator, George Arthur Gorham had two children, Frank M. Gorham and the petitioner, Margaret Gorham Olena. Frank M. Gorham died July 9, 1933. Walter Durbrow Gorham is living but has no children.
Margaret Gorham Olena has brought this proceeding, asking for such a determination of her interests in the estate of her…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re the Estate of ColegroveNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Looram v. LooramNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of EyeingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- In Re the Accounting of EyeingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Schmidlapp v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1941
- Bank of New York v. PalmerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
- In re the Construction of the Will of TousleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1954
- In re the Estate of WilsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1963
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