Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Zalewski
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 22, 1941PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The main question presented for determination in this proceeding involves the novel issue of whether or not a foreign consul in New York, acting solely pursuant to his authority, under the treaty between his country and the government of the j *385United States, and without any direct authorization by, nor, indeed, communication from, his national, may validly exercise on her behalf the right accorded by section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law to a surviving spouse to take in contravention of the will of her deceased husband where the instrument has not made the stipulated minimum…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Trustees of Amherst College v. RitchNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Rocca v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Beardsley v. . HotchkissNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- In Re the Estate of BurridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- The Bello Corrunes. The Spanish ConsulSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of ZalewskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- In Re McCourtUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- In re the Estate of GoldfarbNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- Buxhoeveden v. Estonian State BankNew York Supreme Court · 1943
- In re the Accounting of ZalewskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
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