Legal Opinion
In re the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Warner
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 15, 1902PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Proceedings upon the judicial settlement of the accounts of executors.
1Opinion of the Court
Heaton, S.
Judicial settlement of the accounts: of Horace Bennett and Susan Smith, executors of the will of Mary B. *350Warner, deceased, tried before former Surrogate Hon. A. C. Comstock, and brought on for decision by me, upon notice of motion.
It is necessary to construe the will of deceased and also pass upon two alleged claims.
Mary B. Warner died April 12, 1898, leaving a will dated May 21, 1888, which was probated July 20, 1898.
Horace Bennett, a brother, and Susan Smith, a sister of deceased, qualified as executors, and on the 28th day of September, 1898, filed an inventory of the personal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Crawford v. . McCarthyNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Beck v. McGillisNew York Supreme Court · 1850
- Giddings v. . SewardNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- Ametrano v. DownsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Florence v. SandsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1880
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of SmallmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Central Union Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1923
- In re the Estate of CollinsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Accounting of GeigerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1945