Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Stevens

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided February 7, 1935PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Slater, S.

In this accounting proceeding claim is made by the objectors that the estate of Selena Stevens, the widow of Clarence B. Stevens, deceased, is not entitled to any dower interest on the ground that Selena Stevens is dead- and her dower interest ceased upon her death; that there was no admeasurement of dower made in her lifetime; that the provisions in the will of her husband excluded any right of dower on behalf of the widow.

In the opinion reported in Matter of Stevens (149 Misc. 230) will be found all the material facts. It shows that two parcels of real estate were sold by the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Lewis v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
  2. Bostwick v. . BeachNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
  3. Matter of Estate of EnsignNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
  4. Payne v. . BeckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
  5. Wait v. . WaitNew York Court of Appeals · 1850

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Estate of SonderlingNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935

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