Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Meier

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided February 8, 1962Published

1Opinion of the Court

S. Samuel Di Falcó, S.

The ancillary administrators c. t. a. have accounted for the assets collected in this jurisdiction. One of them, Mrs. Julia Stratton, is concededly entitled under the law of the decedent’s domicile (Switzerland) to a seven-eightieth share of the distributable estate. She has filed a separate supplemental account which lists as property on hand assets in New York having a value of $57,341.70, property in Switzerland having a value of 371,317.57 francs, or $86,386.33 at the rate of exchange stated in her account, and $5,384.32 on deposit in England. She is a resident of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Matter of Accounting of HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
  2. In re the Estate of BlissNew York Surrogate's Court · 1923
  3. In Re the Estate of MeyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
  4. In re the Estate of MeyerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1925
  5. In re the Estate of HorwichNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957

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