Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Van Volkenburgh
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 16, 1931PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
Thomas S. Van Volkenburgh, the decedent, was a lawyer of experience, closely connected with the foundation and upbuilding of the Fifth Avenue Bank of New York city, and was for many years its counsel and one of its directors. He died intestate. He was survived by his widow and a daughter by a former marriage, Mrs. Susie Van V. Huntington. He left a fortune of which, under the law, his widow became entitled to $500,000 and his daughter to $1,000,000. In his lifetime he made various gifts of securities to his wife, the administratrix here. In the course of administration there arose a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jessup v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- In Re the Accounting of OrdwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Ellis v. KelseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- In Re the Accounting of Van VolkenburghNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- In re the Estate of Van ValkenburghNew York Surrogate's Court · 1927
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In re the Estate of PelgramNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- In re the Estate of BoulwareNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In re the Estate of EstricherNew York Surrogate's Court · 1952
- Bailey v. Bush Terminal Co.New York Supreme Court · 1942
- In re the Accounting of KeckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
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