Martin v. Duke
New York Surrogate's Court
This was a hearing of objections to the issue of letters testamentary, made by Henrietta Martin, a daughter of testator. The facts appear sufficiently in the,opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The Surrogate.
By the will of the testator, his wife and sister were nominated as executrices. Objections have been interposed to granting to these ladies letters testamentary, upon the ground that they are unacquainted with the duties which they seek to assume and incompetent to discharge them; that Mrs. Martin, the testator’s widow, is about to absent herself from the State of New York “ for an uncertain period of time,” and that neither “the condition and circumstances” of herself nor those of Mrs. Duke, her sister-in-law, “afford adequate security to the persons interested in the due and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wood v. WoodNew York Court of Chancery · 1834
- Shields v. ShieldsNew York Supreme Court · 1870
- Freeman v. KelloggNew York Surrogate's Court · 1880
- Mandeville v. MandevilleNew York Court of Chancery · 1840
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of CanterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- Estate of SterlingNew York Surrogate's Court · 1886
- Grubb v. HamiltonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1884
- Postley v. CheyneNew York Surrogate's Court · 1886