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In re the Judicial Settlement of Accounts of Executors of Estate of Knibbs

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 15, 1905PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal by William H. Knibbs from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of Rensselaer, county, entered in said Surrogate’s Court on the 21st day of September, 1904, judicially settling the accounts of Luhr Eggers and others, as executors of James Knibbs, deceased.

1Opinion of the Court

Parker, P. J.:

We are asked by the contestant to reverse the decree from which this appeal is taken because of several alleged errors in the decision of the surrogate both of law and .of fact. After a careful examination of the record before us, I am of the opinion that the objection taken in the first point of the appellant’s brief is well taken.

On a final judicial settlement of their accounts as executors under the will of James Knibbs, deceased, these executors had credited themselves with $251, being the amount of principal and interest paid by them to one of their number, viz., Emma L.…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. American Exchange Nat. Bank of Dallas v. KeeleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
  2. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Central Union Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1923
  3. In re the Estate of CramerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
  4. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Central Union Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1922
  5. In re the Application for the Sale of the Real Property of FitzpatrickNew York Surrogate's Court · 1924

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