Legal Opinion

In re the Accounting of Matson

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

Decided December 3, 1970Published

1Opinion of the Court

Concur — Stevens, P. J., MeGivern and Tilzer, JJ.; Eager and Capozzoli, JJ., dissent in the following memorandum by Eager, J.: I would modify the accounting decree in the husband’s estate to limit the distribution to the estate of the deceased wife from the proceeds of sale of the “ Spanish property” to 50% of that portion of the gross proceeds over and above the sum of $100,000. Certainly, the several agreements (the separation agreement, the letter-form agreement and the escrow agreement) are to be construed together to effectuate the intent of the parties. Doing so, it appears that the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In re the Estate of RuarkNew York Surrogate's Court · 1969

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