Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Sturmer
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 11, 1951PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The controversy involved in these two proceedings has arisen in the course of administering the estate of August H. Sturmer, deceased.
In 1913, the decedent married Margaret Fluent Sturmer with whom he lived until 1926 when they entered into a separation agreement. From that time until the husband’s death on April 23, 1949, they lived apart. By a will admitted to probate in July, 1949, the decedent left his entire estate to a nephew, Floyd L. Chapman, who was also named as executor. Thereupon Margaret Fluent Sturmer filed, pursuant to section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law, an election to take…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Irving Trust Co. v. DaySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- In Re the Estate of BurridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- In Re the Estate of McGloneNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- In Re the Estate of PhillipsNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- In re the Estate of MooreNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
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3Cited by17 opinions
- In re the Accounting of BarlettaNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
- In re the Estate of HowlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- In re the Estate of VenblowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
- In re MooreNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Estate of DukeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
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