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In re the Issuance of Letters of Administration upon the Goods, Chattels & Credits of Murtha

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

Decided April 24, 1931PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSherman, J.

The surrogate granted letters of administration herein to Graham Murtha, a brother of deceased. Subsequently, Kathryn Lynch, using the name of “ Kathryn Lynch Murtha,” made a petition to the surrogate for the revocation of the letters of administration upon the ground that “ such grant of letters to the said Graham Murtha, and his appointment was obtained by a false suggestion of a material fact in that the aforesaid petition of said Charles E. Murtha [decedent’s father] under which said letters were granted, alleged that the aforesaid decedent left surviving no widow, and as his only next of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Matter of Ziegler v. . Cassidy's SonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
  2. In Re Proving the Will of ShontsNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
  3. In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of SprattAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
  4. In re the Judicial Settlement of Account of Proceedings of Van AlstyneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
  5. In Re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of StewartNew York Court of Appeals · 1892

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of ErlangerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
  2. In re the Accounting of GlennNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949

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