Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Tank
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 9, 1986PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*147OPINION OF THE COURT
Dan Lamont, S.
In this probate proceeding, the propounded instrument contains a $5,000 bequest to the attorney-draftsman. This court on its own motion conducted a hearing pursuant to Matter of Putnam (257 NY 140 [1931]).
The propounded instrument is dated March 20, 1984. The decedent died April 25, 1984, at the age of 77 years. Decedent’s husband predeceased her. She never had any children. Her distributees were a niece in Flushing, New York, and several other nieces and nephews in Germany — whose names and/or whereabouts are unknown. The decedent’s entire gross estate…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In Re the Will of PutnamNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- McFail v. BradenIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- In re the Estate of WeinstockNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re the Estate of EckertNew York Surrogate's Court · 1978
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Estate of EdelNew York Surrogate's Court · 1999
- In re the Estate of CrissyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- In re the Estate of RothbergNew York Surrogate's Court · 1990