Legal Opinion
Cooke v. Cooke
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 1955PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEager, J.
This action, tried "before the undersigned without a jury, is one at law "by a first wife of a decedent against his executrix to recover certain alimony or support installments, payable monthly, and alleged to be owing and to have accrued for a period subsequent to his death. The alleged basis of the liability of the estate of the decedent are the provisions of a separation agreement entered into between the parties on June 13, 1952, and the provisions of a Florida decree of divorce obtained by the decedent against the plaintiff. This decree confirmed the agreement and ordered the parties to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Wilson v. . HinmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Fleischman v. . FurguesonNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Johns v. JohnsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- In re the Accounting of MacFarlaneNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
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- Catron v. CatronMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
- In re the Accounting of SilversNew York Surrogate's Court · 1960
- In re the Estate of KaltsounisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1973
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