Legal Opinion

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Scott

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided March 15, 1900PublishedCited by 2 opinions

■ Proceedings upon the judicial settlement of the account of an executor.

1Opinion of the Court

Noble, S.

The executor-herein asks for a judicial determination and direction as to the distribution and payment of the one thousand ($1,000) dollars mentioned in the will of Eleanor 0. Scott, deceased, and in the following words: “ To the Unitarian Society- of Flushing, the sum of $1,000 — subject to the care of Rev. Russel R. Bellows of Rew York, Mr. Moore, and John Clark of Flushing.”

• The Unitarian Society was directed by an order, made January 26, 1900, to- present to the surrogate their petition containing a plain and' concise statement of the facts, stating the basis of their claim. In…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Hull v. PearsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of CunninghamNew York Surrogate's Court · 1912
  2. Wait v. Society for Political Study of New York CityNew York Supreme Court · 1910

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